# audacious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɔːˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #30,693

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

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`aduacious`, `auadcious`, `audaccious`, `audaciosu`, `audaciouss`, `audaciuos`, `audacoius`, `audaicous`, `audcaious`, `auddacious`, `uadacious`

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