Nathanael

name

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"nathanael" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Nathanael” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,354 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#62,354
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.

Key facts for Nathanael
PropertyValue
HeadwordNathanael
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nathanael” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Nathanael lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Nathanael is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #62,354 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Nathanael, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”). The correct English form is Nathanael, spelled N-A-T-H-A-N-A-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew; more common in the form Nathaniel.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).

This word in other languages

Nathanaël(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Nathanael"?
"Nathanael" is spelled N-A-T-H-A-N-A-E-L.
What does "Nathanael" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nathanael" means: An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.
What is the origin of the word "Nathanael"?
From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Nathanael”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-A-T-H-A-N-A-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list