venture
/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/
"venture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“venture” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,640 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,640
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | venture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,640 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “venture” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for venture is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,640 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for venture, with forms such as "evnture", "vennture", and "ventrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "venue", "vulture", "ventured", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of adventure. The correct English form is venture, spelled V-E-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
- 2An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
- 3The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
Etymology
Clipping of adventure.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evnture,vennture,ventrue,ventture,ventuer,venturre,venutre,vetnure,vneture,vventure
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of venture - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “venture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-N-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “venue” - see the side-by-side comparison. venture vs venue
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.