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venture

ven·ture/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/noun, verb

venture is spelled V-E-N-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ven·ture). It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, venture means “A risky or daring undertaking or journey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of venture is ventures.

How many letters and syllables are in venture?

Letters7: V-E-N-T-U-R-E
Syllables2: ven·ture
In writing18 times per million words; the 4,589th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is venture?

Venture appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce venture?

  • UK /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/
  • US /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/

Venture has 2 syllables, split ven·ture in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-venture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with venture?

One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as venture from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntʃəɹ/):

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of venture

  • ventures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • venturing participle, present
  • ventured participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does venture mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

  2. 2

    An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.

  3. 3

    The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

verb

  1. 1

    To undertake a risky or daring journey.

  2. 2

    To risk or offer.

    to venture funds

  3. 3

    To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.

  4. 4

    To put or send on a venture or chance.

    to venture a horse to the West Indies

  5. 5

    To confide in; to rely on; to trust.

  6. 6

    To say something; to offer an opinion.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Venture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanWagnis, Unternehmen (a risky or daring undertaking or journey), wagen (to undertake a risky journey), riskieren (to risk)
Portugueseaventura (a risky or daring undertaking or journey), aventurar-se (to undertake a risky journey), arriscar (to risk)
Spanishaventura (a risky or daring undertaking or journey), aventurar (to risk), aventurarse a, adentrarse en (to dare to engage in; to attempt without any…)
Frenchs'aventurer (to undertake a risky journey), risquer (to risk), oser (to dare to engage in; to attempt without any…)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does venture come from?

Clipping of adventure.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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