número natural
The verdict
“número natural” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - número inteiro não-negativo (0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
Corpus desk
Index PT-numero-natural · número natural · Portuguese
número natural · 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 "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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | número natural |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “número natural” em português
Rare enough to double-check
número natural is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "número inteiro não-negativo (0, 1, 2, 3, ...)".
número natural has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Portuguese form is número natural, spelled N-Ú-M-E-R-O- -N-A-T-U-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1número inteiro não-negativo (0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how número natural appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nota: Em alguns contextos, número natural é definido como um número inteiro positivo, isto é, o zero não é considerado como um número natural.
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.