# natural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹəl/ · frequency rank #813

## Definitions
1. Existing in nature.
2. Existing in nature.
3. Existing in nature.
4. Existing in nature.
5. Existing in nature.
6. Existing in nature.
7. Existing in nature.
8. Existing in nature.
9. Existing in nature.
10. Existing in nature.
11. Existing in nature.
12. Existing in nature.
13. Existing in nature.
14. Existing in nature.
15. Existing in nature.
16. Existing in nature.
17. Pertaining to birth or descent; native.
18. Pertaining to birth or descent; native.
19. Pertaining to birth or descent; native.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English natural, borrowed from Old French natural, naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from nātus, the perfect participle of nāscor (“be born”, verb). Displaced native Old English ġecynde. By surface analysis, natur(e) + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **nature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-nature)
- **neural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-neural)
- **natured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-natured)
- **natures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-natures)
- **naturally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natural-vs-naturally)
- **natal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/natal-vs-natural)

## Common misspellings (10)
`antural`, `natrual`, `nattural`, `natuarl`, `naturall`, `naturla`, `naturral`, `nautral`, `nnatural`, `ntaural`

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