adventurous

/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/

//ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs// adj

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"adventurous" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adventurous” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,321
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adventurous · adventurous · English

adventurous · rank #15,321 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #15,321
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH admirable

Nearest frequency peer: admirable (-1 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 “adventurous”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adventurous” 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).

adventurous vs adventures
82% similar

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

Key facts for adventurous
PropertyValue
Headwordadventurous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,321
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adventurous”

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).adventurouslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “admirable” (#15,320), “accumulate” (#15,319), “Ajax” (#15,323). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adventurous” is #15,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around adventurous (IPA /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,321 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for adventurous, with forms such as "addventurous", "adevnturous", and "advennturous". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "adventures", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous. The correct English form is adventurous, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
  2. 2
    Full of risks; risky; liable to be in danger; requiring courage; rash.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
  2. take an adventurous viewpoint

Etymology

From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous.

Synonyms

adventuresomeenterprisingdaringdarefulventuresomeon the gorestlessrashfoolhardypresumptuoushazardousventuresome

Antonyms

shynervoustimidunadventuroussafe

This word in other languages

intrépido(Español)aventureux(Français)abenteuerlustig(Deutsch)arriscado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addventurous
  • adevnturous
  • advennturous
  • adventruous
  • adventturous
  • adventuorus
  • adventurosu
  • adventurouss
  • adventurrous
  • adventuruos
  • advenutrous
  • advetnurous
  • advneturous
  • advventurous
  • avdenturous
  • daventurous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adventurous - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addventurous1adevnturous2advennturous1adventruous2adventturous1adventuorus2adventurosu2adventurouss1
Edit distance from "adventurous"

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 "adventurous"?
"adventurous" is spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/.
What does "adventurous" mean?
As an adjective, "adventurous" means: Inclined to adventure; willing to take risks; prone to embark on hazardous enterprises; daring.
What words are commonly confused with "adventurous"?
"adventurous" is commonly confused with "adventures". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adventurous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adventurous" is /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/. 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 "adventurous"?
From Middle English aventurous, aunterous, auntrous, from Old French aventuros (whence French aventureux). By surface analysis, adventure + -ous. 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 "adventurous", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

contestant16 variantsDisneyland16 variantsnoteworthy16 variantshysterical16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list