# supernatural

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈnæ.tʃə.ɹəl/ · frequency rank #8,490

## Definitions
1. Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
2. Not of the usual; not natural; altered by forces that are not understood fully, if at all.

## Etymology
From Middle English supernatural, supernaturel, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from super (“above”) + nātūra (“nature; that which we are born with”), from nātus (“born”), perfect passive participle of nāscī (“to be born”) + adjective suffix -ālis. By surface analysis, super- + natural.

## Common misspellings (18)
`spuernatural`, `ssupernatural`, `sueprnatural`, `supenratural`, `superantural`, `supernatrual`, `supernattural`, `supernatuarl`, `supernaturall`, `supernaturla`, `supernaturral`, `supernautral`, `supernnatural`, `superntaural`, `superrnatural`, `suppernatural`, `suprenatural`, `uspernatural`

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