adventurer

/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/

//ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ// noun

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"adventurer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adventurer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,880
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who enjoys adventures.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adventurer · adventurer · English

adventurer · rank #22,880 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,880
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aeroplane

Nearest frequency peer: aeroplane (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “adventurer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “adventurer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adventurer vs adventures
90% similar
adventurer vs adventure
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adventurer
PropertyValue
Headwordadventurer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,880
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adventurer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).adventurerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “aeroplane” (#22,882), “academically” (#22,876), “allege” (#22,884). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adventurer” is #22,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adventurer (IPA /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,880 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adventurer, with forms such as "addventurer", "adevnturer", and "advennturer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "adventures", "adventure", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adventure + -er. The correct English form is adventurer, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who enjoys adventures.
  2. 2
    A person who seeks a fortune in new and possibly dangerous enterprises.
  3. 3
    A soldier of fortune, a speculator.
  4. 4
    A person who tries to advance their social position by somewhat devious means.
  5. 5
    A player of adventure games or text adventures.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
  2. Meanwhile, the ranks of adventurers grow, be they manic puzzle-solvers or people like me, who like to look under the Robners' beds just for the hell of it.

Etymology

From adventure + -er.

Synonyms

man of actionmercenary

This word in other languages

aventurero(Español)aventurier(Français)Abenteurer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addventurer
  • adevnturer
  • advennturer
  • adventruer
  • adventturer
  • adventuerr
  • adventurerr
  • adventurrer
  • advenutrer
  • advetnurer
  • advneturer
  • advventurer
  • avdenturer
  • daventurer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adventurer - 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.

addventurer1adevnturer2advennturer1adventruer2adventturer1adventuerr2adventurerr1adventurrer1
Edit distance from "adventurer"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adventurer"?
"adventurer" is spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/.
What does "adventurer" mean?
As a noun, "adventurer" means: One who enjoys adventures.
What words are commonly confused with "adventurer"?
"adventurer" is commonly confused with "adventures", "adventure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adventurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adventurer" is /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.ɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "adventurer"?
From adventure + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list