adventuress
/ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/
"adventuress" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adventuress” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adventuress |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adventuress” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
adventuress is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
adventuress has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc. The correct English form is adventuress, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1A female adventurer; a woman who seeks adventure.
- 2A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character who pursues personal advancement, especially by sexual means; a demirep.
- 3A female varietist.
Etymology
From adventure (verb) + -ess, after adventurer. Compare earlier governess, sorceress, etc.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “adventuress”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ədˈvɛntʃəɹɪs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.