natureza
/nɐ.tu.ˈɾe.zɐ/
The verdict
“natureza” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #1,032 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,032
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mundo material, especialmente aquele que cerca o homem e existe independentemente das atividades humanas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | natureza |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /nɐ.tu.ˈɾe.zɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “natureza” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for natureza is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /nɐ.tu.ˈɾe.zɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,032 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for natureza, with forms such as "antureza", "natrueza", and "nattureza". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is natureza, spelled N-A-T-U-R-E-Z-A.
Definition
- 1o mundo material, especialmente aquele que cerca o homem e existe independentemente das atividades humanas
- 2o mundo natural como ele existe sem os seres humanos e a civilização
- 3os elementos do mundo natural como as montanhas, as florestas, os animais, os rios, etc
- 4o universo com todos os seus fenômenos
- 5uma combinação particular de qualidades que pertencem a uma pessoa, animal ou coisa; caráter inerente
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: antureza,natrueza,nattureza,natuerza,natureaz,naturezza,naturreza,naturzea,nautreza,nnatureza,ntaureza
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of natureza - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “natureza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is N-A-T-U-R-E-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /nɐ.tu.ˈɾe.zɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.