natürliche Zahl
[naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə ˈt͡saːl]
The verdict
“natürliche Zahl” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - positive, ganze Zahl; eine der Zahlen, die zum Zählen benutzt werden: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | natürliche Zahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə ˈt͡saːl] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “natürliche Zahl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for natürliche Zahl is 15 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə ˈt͡saːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for natürliche Zahl in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is natürliche Zahl, spelled N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E- -Z-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1positive, ganze Zahl; eine der Zahlen, die zum Zählen benutzt werden: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
- 2nichtnegative, ganze Zahl: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …
- 3die Menge der natürlichen Zahlen
- 4die Menge der natürlichen Zahlen
- 5die Menge der natürlichen Zahlen
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct German spelling is N-A-T-Ü-R-L-I-C-H-E- -Z-A-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.