Nathanael
"nathanael" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nathanael” is uncommon English (frequency #62,354 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,354
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nathanael · Nathanael · English
Nathanael · rank #62,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,354
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH nanosecond
Nearest frequency peer: nanosecond (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Nathanael”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- nanosecond
nanosecond
37,648 corpus weight
- Nathanael
Nathanael
37,647 corpus weight
- natick
natick
37,646 corpus weight
- NDI
NDI
37,645 corpus weight
- neuropsycho…
neuropsychology
37,644 corpus weight
- NFP
NFP
37,642 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Nathanael” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nathanael |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Nathanael” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Nathanael is uncommon English at frequency #62,354 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
- 1An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew.
- 2A male given name from Hebrew; more common in the form Nathaniel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Nathanael appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).
This word in other languages
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.
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