dans la nature

\dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\

/\dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“dans la nature” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À une localisation indéterminée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dans-la-nature · dans la nature · French

dans la nature · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 dans la nature
PropertyValue
Headworddans la nature
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dans la nature » en français

dans la naturereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dans la nature is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À une localisation indéterminée.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dans la nature, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dans la nature, spelled D-A-N-S- -L-A- -N-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    À une localisation indéterminée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dans la nature appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le temps avait passé, le catalogue, presque achevé, ne demandait plus que quelques ajustements pour être imprimé et envoyé dans la nature.

This word in other languages

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 "dans la nature"?
"dans la nature" is spelled D-A-N-S- -L-A- -N-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\.
What does "dans la nature" mean?
As an adverb, "dans la nature" means: À une localisation indéterminée.
How do you pronounce "dans la nature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dans la nature" is \dɑ̃ la na.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dans la nature" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list