# adventurous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/ · frequency rank #15,321

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **adventures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adventures-vs-adventurous)

## Common misspellings (16)
`addventurous`, `adevnturous`, `advennturous`, `adventruous`, `adventturous`, `adventuorus`, `adventurosu`, `adventurouss`, `adventurrous`, `adventuruos`, `advenutrous`, `advetnurous`, `advneturous`, `advventurous`, `avdenturous`, `daventurous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adventurous