# hazardous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhæ.zɚ.dɪs/ · frequency rank #11,040

## Definitions
1. Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
2. Of or involving chance.

## Etymology
From Middle French hasardeux, equivalent to hazard + -ous.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahzardous`, `haazrdous`, `hazadrous`, `hazarddous`, `hazardosu`, `hazardouss`, `hazarduos`, `hazarodus`, `hazarrdous`, `hazradous`, `hazzardous`, `hhazardous`, `hzaardous`

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