unadventurous

adj

"unadventurous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unadventurous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not adventurous

Corpus desk

Index EN-unadventurous · unadventurous · English

unadventurous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unadventurous
PropertyValue
Headwordunadventurous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unadventurous” in English

unadventurousfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unadventurous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not adventurous".

Zero misspellings are on record for unadventurous in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + adventurous. The correct English form is unadventurous, spelled U-N-A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not adventurous

Etymology

From un- + adventurous.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unadventurous"?
"unadventurous" is spelled U-N-A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S.
What does "unadventurous" mean?
As an adjective, "unadventurous" means: Not adventurous
What is the origin of the word "unadventurous"?
From un- + adventurous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list