natürliche

[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]

/[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]/ adj

The verdict

“natürliche” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,835 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,835
frequency rank, German
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

natürliche vs natürlichen
91% similar
natürliche vs natürlicher
91% similar
natürliche vs natürliches
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for natürliche
PropertyValue
Headwordnatürliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,835
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “natürliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). natürliche lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for natürliche is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,835 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for natürliche, with forms such as "antürliche", "natrüliche", and "nattürliche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "natürlichen", "natürlicher", "natürliches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is natürliche, spelled N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: antürliche,natrüliche,nattürliche,natülriche,natürilche,natürlcihe,natürlicche,natürliceh,natürlichhe,natürlihce,natürlliche,natürrliche,naütrliche,nnatürliche,ntaürliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of natürliche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "natürliche"

antürliche2natrüliche2nattürliche1natülriche2natürilche2natürlcihe2natürlicche1natürliceh2
Edit distance from "natürliche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "natürliche"?
"natürliche" is spelled N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə].
What does "natürliche" mean?
As an adjective, "natürliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich
What words are commonly confused with "natürliche"?
"natürliche" is commonly confused with "natürlichen", "natürlicher", "natürliches". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "natürliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "natürliche" is [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "natürliche" come from?
"natürliche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “natürliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “natürlichen” - see the side-by-side comparison. natürliche vs natürlichen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list