# courageous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈɹeɪd͡ʒəs/ · frequency rank #13,127

## Definitions
1. Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
2. Of an action, that requires courage.

## Etymology
From Middle English corajous, from Old French corageus, from corage + -eus.

## Easily confused with
- **courteous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courageous-vs-courteous)
- **courageously** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courageous-vs-courageously)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccourageous`, `coruageous`, `couargeous`, `couraegous`, `courageosu`, `courageouss`, `courageuos`, `couraggeous`, `couragoeus`, `courgaeous`, `courrageous`, `cuorageous`, `ocurageous`

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