venturesome
/ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/
"venturesome" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“venturesome” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adventurous; bold; willing to take risks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-venturesome · venturesome · English
venturesome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | venturesome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “venturesome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
venturesome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈvɛntjʊə(ɹ)səm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for venturesome, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From venture + -some. The correct English form is venturesome, spelled V-E-N-T-U-R-E-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Adventurous; bold; willing to take risks.
- 2Potentially hazardous; risky.
Etymology
From venture + -some.
Synonyms
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.