abenteuerlich

\ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\

/\ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aventureux, aventureuse, qui relève de l'aventure, hasardeux, hasardeuse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abenteuerlich · abenteuerlich · French

abenteuerlich · 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 "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for abenteuerlich
PropertyValue
Headwordabenteuerlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abenteuerlich » en français

abenteuerlichreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

abenteuerlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for abenteuerlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is abenteuerlich, spelled A-B-E-N-T-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aventureux, aventureuse, qui relève de l'aventure, hasardeux, hasardeuse.
  2. 2
    Aventureux, aventureuse, qui a un caractère prompt·e à se lancer dans des entreprises hasardeuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abenteuerlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Freiheit seines ganzen Auftretens und seine abenteuerliche Vergangenheit imponierten uns jungen Bürgerlichen. Limonow war unser Barbar, unser Gauner: Wir verehrten ihn.

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 "abenteuerlich"?
"abenteuerlich" is spelled A-B-E-N-T-E-U-E-R-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\.
What does "abenteuerlich" mean?
As an adjective, "abenteuerlich" means: Aventureux, aventureuse, qui relève de l'aventure, hasardeux, hasardeuse.
How do you pronounce "abenteuerlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abenteuerlich" is \ˈaːbənˌtɔɪ̯ɐlɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abenteuerlich" come from?
"abenteuerlich" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list