# Nauru

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naʊˈru/ · frequency rank #31,265

## Definitions
1. A country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.
2. Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

## Etymology
Possibly from Nauruan anáoero (“I go to the beach”).

## Easily confused with
- **Nur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nauru-vs-nur)
- **Nehru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nauru-vs-nehru)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nar-vs-nauru)
- **nau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nau-vs-nauru)
- **Nair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nair-vs-nauru)
- **Nara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nara-vs-nauru)
- **narc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/narc-vs-nauru)
- **nary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nary-vs-nauru)
- **Nasr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasr-vs-nauru)
- **naira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naira-vs-nauru)
- **Naidu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naidu-vs-nauru)
- **nature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nature-vs-nauru)

## Common misspellings (6)
`anuru`, `naruu`, `naurru`, `nauur`, `nnauru`, `nuaru`

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