# natal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈneɪtəl/ · frequency rank #16,980

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to birth.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālisbor.
Middle English natal
English natal
From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of Natal and Noel.

## Easily confused with
- **NATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nato)
- **Nate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nate)
- **Neal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-neal)
- **Nats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nats)
- **Nath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nath)
- **naval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-naval)
- **Nepal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nepal)
- **Nawaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nawaz)
- **navel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-navel)
- **natty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natty)
- **Navas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-navas)
- **nawab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nawab)
- **Nathan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-nathan)
- **natural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natural)
- **Natalie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natalie)
- **Natalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natalia)
- **Natalya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natalya)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nat-vs-natal)
- **NAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naa-vs-natal)
- **nail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nail-vs-natal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`antal`, `naatl`, `natall`, `natla`, `nattal`, `nnatal`, `ntaal`

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