Abenteuerlust

[ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst]

/[ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abenteuerlust” is uncommon German (frequency #73,185 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,185
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Lust an Abenteuern, die Lust auf Abenteuer

Corpus desk

Index DE-abenteuerlust · Abenteuerlust · German

Abenteuerlust · rank #73,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,185
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abendrot

Nearest frequency peer: Abendrot (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Abenteuerlust“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Abenteuerlust“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abenteuerlust
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbenteuerlust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst]
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Abenteuerlust“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abenteuerlustfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abendrot“ (#73,184), „abertausende“ (#73,186), „abbaut“ (#73,183). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abenteuerlust“ bei #73,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abenteuerlust is uncommon German at frequency #73,185 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Lust an Abenteuern, die Lust auf Abenteuer".

No misspelling variants are generated for Abenteuerlust in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 German form is Abenteuerlust, spelled A-B-E-N-T-E-U-E-R-L-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Lust an Abenteuern, die Lust auf Abenteuer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine ungebrochene Abenteuerlust brachte ihn schon auf manch originellen Gedanken.
  2. „Zudem ist Barth trotz seiner Jugend schon sehr erfahren, hat Abenteuerlust und Durchhaltewillen bewiesen: Als er von 1845 bis 1847 auf einer Bildungsreise die Länder rund um das Mittelmeer erkundete, wurde er im libysch-ägyptischen Grenzgebiet von Banditen überfallen und angeschossen.“

Synonyms

AufbruchlauneAufbruchstimmungErlebnishungerErlebnislauneErwartungsfreudeErwartungslauneReisefreudigkeitReisehungerReiselustRisikohungerRisikolauneUnternehmungshungerUnternehmungslust

This word in other languages

adventuresomeness(English)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abenteuerlust"?
"Abenteuerlust" is spelled A-B-E-N-T-E-U-E-R-L-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst].
What does "Abenteuerlust" mean?
As a noun, "Abenteuerlust" means: die Lust an Abenteuern, die Lust auf Abenteuer
How do you pronounce "Abenteuerlust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abenteuerlust" is [ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abenteuerlust" come from?
"Abenteuerlust" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abenteuerlust", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abkommandiert#73,194Adoptiveltern#73,207wöchentlicher#73,133wiederkehrend#73,118

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list