Which to use
“natured” is an adjective and “natures” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,941
- “natured” frequency rank
- #30,149
- “natures” frequency rank
- 58090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | natured | natures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament. | plural of nature |
Letter map: natured vs natures
Shared letters muted; letters that set natured and natures apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: natured is anadjective and naturesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “natured” becomes s in “natures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
natured is recorded at frequency rank #27,941, classified as anadj. natures is at rank #30,149, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58090, this pair ranks #114,925 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of natured vs natures
Shared letters: aenrtu. Private to "natured": d. Private to "natures": s.
"natured" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "natures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC