au naturel
/əʊ nætʃəˈɹɛl/
"au-naturel" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“au naturel” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Naturally.
Corpus desk
Index EN-au-naturel · au naturel · English
au naturel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | au naturel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əʊ nætʃəˈɹɛl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “au naturel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
au naturel is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed /əʊ nætʃəˈɹɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
au naturel has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French au naturel (literally “in the natural”). The correct English form is au naturel, spelled A-U- -N-A-T-U-R-E-L.
Definition
- 1Naturally.
- 2In the plainest or simplest manner.
- 3In the nude: in the naked state.
- 4Having untrimmed pubic hair (especially of women).
- 5Without makeup and with one's natural hair color.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how au naturel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Our chef insists on preparing this cut au naturel.
Bella loved posing for the artist au naturel.
Etymology
Borrowed from French au naturel (literally “in the natural”).
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.