# Naruto

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #15,452

## Definitions
1. A city in Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan.
2. Naruto, a popular anime and manga franchise

## Etymology
From Japanese なると and ナルト (“Naruto”)
* (Naruto, Tokushima): From 鳴門市 (鳴門)

## Easily confused with
- **NATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naruto-vs-nato)
- **narco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narco-vs-naruto)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anruto`, `narruto`, `nartuo`, `naruot`, `narutto`, `naurto`, `nnaruto`, `nrauto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/naruto