audacious

/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

//ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs// adj

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"audacious" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“audacious” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,693
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

Corpus desk

Index EN-audacious · audacious · English

audacious · rank #30,693 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,693
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH arroyo

Nearest frequency peer: arroyo (-2 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 “audacious”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “audacious” 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
Key facts for audacious
PropertyValue
Headwordaudacious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,693
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “audacious”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).audaciouslands 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 “arroyo” (#30,691), “auth” (#30,696), “argh” (#30,689). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “audacious” is #30,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around audacious (IPA /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,693 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for audacious, with forms such as "aduacious", "auadcious", and "audaccious". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”). The correct English form is audacious, spelled A-U-D-A-C-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
  2. 2
    Impudent, insolent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It was an audacious thing for her to attempt, but boldness had often served her turn before.
  2. 22 March 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Gameshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/ That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.

Etymology

From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”).

This word in other languages

audaz(Español)audacieux(Français)kühn(Deutsch)audaz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aduacious
  • auadcious
  • audaccious
  • audaciosu
  • audaciouss
  • audaciuos
  • audacoius
  • audaicous
  • audcaious
  • auddacious
  • uadacious

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of audacious - 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.

aduacious2auadcious2audaccious1audaciosu2audaciouss1audaciuos2audacoius2audaicous2
Edit distance from "audacious"

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 "audacious"?
"audacious" is spelled A-U-D-A-C-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/.
What does "audacious" mean?
As an adjective, "audacious" means: Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
What are common misspellings of "audacious"?
Common misspellings include "aduacious", "auadcious", "audaccious", "audaciosu", "audaciouss". The correct spelling is "audacious".
How do you pronounce "audacious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "audacious" is /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/. 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 "audacious"?
From Latin audacia (“boldness”), from audax (“bold”), from audeō (“I am bold, I dare”). 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 "audacious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list