aventurine
aven·tur·ine/əˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹɪn/noun
aventurine is spelled A-V-E-N-T-U-R-I-N-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (aven·tur·ine). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aventurine means “A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aventurine is aventurines.
How many letters and syllables are in aventurine?
| Letters | 10: A-V-E-N-T-U-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: aven·tur·ine |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aventurine?
Aventurine appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 aventurine?
- UK /əˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹɪn/
- UK /əˈvɛn.tjʊə.ɹɪn/
- US /əˈvɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹɪn/
Aventurine has 3 syllables, split aven·tur·ine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-aventurine.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aventurine
- aventurines plural
- adventurine
- avanturine
- aventurin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aventurine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of brownish glass containing gold-coloured spangles.
- 2
A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aventurine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | verre aventuriné , aventurine |
| German | Goldichte, Goldfluss , Aventurin-Quarz, Aventurin |
| Portuguese | aventurina |
| Spanish | aventurina, venturina |
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 aventurine come from?
Borrowed from French aventurine, from Italian avventurino, from avventurare (“to venture; to make lucky or prosperous”), from avventura (“chance; adventure, venture”) + -are (suffix forming the infinitive of most regular verbs), apparently so named because it was discovered by accident in Murano, Italy, when brass or copper filings were dropped into melted glass (see, however, the 1843 quotation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).