adventuresome
/ədˈvɛntʃəɹsəm/
"adventuresome" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adventuresome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by adventure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-adventuresome · adventuresome · English
adventuresome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adventuresome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ədˈvɛntʃəɹsəm/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “adventuresome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
adventuresome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ədˈvɛntʃəɹsəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
adventuresome has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From adventure + -some. The correct English form is adventuresome, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterised or marked by adventure.
- 2Prone to, or willing to undertake, adventures; daring or bold.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adventuresome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Life is more adventuresome with you!
GWM-30's sks travel companion -- must be adventuresome & self-supporting.
Etymology
From adventure + -some.
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.