dangersome
/ˈdeɪndʒəɹsəm/
"dangersome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dangersome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dangersome · dangersome · English
dangersome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dangersome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdeɪndʒəɹsəm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dangersome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dangersome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdeɪndʒəɹsəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.".
dangersome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From danger + -some. The correct English form is dangersome, spelled D-A-N-G-E-R-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterised or marked by danger; dangerous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dangersome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All that was familiar and trustworthy was back there, where the sun was sinking. To the east lay the unimaginable, the dangerous, and the wearisome; and a feeling of timidity came over his bold heart: this water world was dangersome.
“I'm just sayin' she's more dangersome than you think.” Han's head came up in surprise.
Etymology
From danger + -some.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.