adventuresomeness

noun

"adventuresomeness" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adventuresomeness” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being adventuresome.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adventuresomeness · adventuresomeness · English

adventuresomeness · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for adventuresomeness
PropertyValue
Headwordadventuresomeness
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “adventuresomeness” in English

adventuresomenesssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adventuresomeness is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state or quality of being adventuresome.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for adventuresomeness, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adventuresome + -ness. The correct English form is adventuresomeness, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-O-M-E-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being adventuresome.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But toughness was not their quality—adventuresomeness was—and a mean determination to explore everything that interested them.

Etymology

From adventuresome + -ness.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adventuresomeness"?
"adventuresomeness" is spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-O-M-E-N-E-S-S.
What does "adventuresomeness" mean?
As a noun, "adventuresomeness" means: The state or quality of being adventuresome.
What is the origin of the word "adventuresomeness"?
From adventuresome + -ness. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list