# NATO

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈneɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #7,033

## Definitions
1. Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

## Etymology
From North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

## Easily confused with
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nt)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-not)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-net)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nut)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nay)
- **NGO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-ngo)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-naw)
- **NYT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nyt)
- **nit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nit)
- **nth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nth)
- **noo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-noo)
- **NWO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nwo)
- **nau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nau)
- **NCO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nco)
- **NCT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nct)
- **NPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-npt)
- **note** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-note)
- **navy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-navy)
- **nuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nato-vs-nuts)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anto`, `naot`, `natto`, `nnato`, `ntao`

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