adventurism
/ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəɹɪz(ə)m/noun
adventurism is spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adventurism means “The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adventurism is adventurisms.
How many letters and syllables are in adventurism?
| Letters | 11: A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adventurism?
Adventurism appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce adventurism?
- UK /ədˈvɛn(t)ʃəɹɪz(ə)m/
Adventurism has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-adventurism.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adventurism
- adventurisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adventurism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking.
- 2
The taking of excessive risks (by a government, etc) in political, economic or foreign affairs, often in disregard for established rules or norms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adventurism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense policy led by excessive risk taking:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aventurisme |
| German | Abenteurertum, Abenteuertum |
| Portuguese | aventurismo |
| Spanish | aventurismo, aventurerismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adventurism come from?
From adventure + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).