against nature

prep_phrase

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"against-nature" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“against nature” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unnatural in a way that is immoral.

Corpus desk

Index EN-against-nature · against nature · English

against nature · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for against nature
PropertyValue
Headwordagainst nature
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “against nature” sits in English frequency

against nature falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

against nature is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unnatural in a way that is immoral.".

Zero misspellings are on record for against nature in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French contre nature. The correct English form is against nature, spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T- -N-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unnatural in a way that is immoral.

Etymology

Compare French contre nature.

This word in other languages

contra natura(Español)contre nature(Français)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "against nature"?
"against nature" is spelled A-G-A-I-N-S-T- -N-A-T-U-R-E.
What does "against nature" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "against nature" means: Unnatural in a way that is immoral.
What is the origin of the word "against nature"?
Compare French contre nature. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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