natus

/ˈnaː.tus/

//ˈnaː.tus// noun

The verdict

“natus” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hijo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-natus · natus · Spanish

natus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for natus
PropertyValue
Headwordnatus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnaː.tus/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “natus” en español

natusno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

natus is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnaː.tus/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hijo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for natus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is natus, spelled N-A-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hijo.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "natus"?
"natus" is spelled N-A-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnaː.tus/.
What does "natus" mean?
As a noun, "natus" means: Hijo.
How do you pronounce "natus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "natus" is /ˈnaː.tus/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "natus" come from?
"natus" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list