in naturalibus
\in na.ty.ʁa.li.bys\
The verdict
“in naturalibus” 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) - Dans l’état de nudité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-in-naturalibus · in naturalibus · French
in naturalibus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in naturalibus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \in na.ty.ʁa.li.bys\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « in naturalibus » en français
Rare enough to double-check
in naturalibus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \in na.ty.ʁa.li.bys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in naturalibus, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is in naturalibus, spelled I-N- -N-A-T-U-R-A-L-I-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1Dans l’état de nudité.
- 2Dans son état premier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how in naturalibus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais, en revanche, le nombre des aveugles y est considérable. La principale cause peut en être sans doute attribuée à l'usage où sont les pauvres gens, qui vont presque toujours à-peu-près in naturalibus , d'exposer leur tête nue aux rayons d'un soleil brûlant.
« Je ne sais pourquoi le nu me parait toujours choquant dans la peinture Anglaise. Il me semble que ces jeunes misses qui font la révérence in naturalibus vont s'enfuir en criant, For shame ! si elles s'aperçoivent que nous les regardons! »
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.