adventurous

\ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs\

/\ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aventureux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-adventurous · adventurous · French

adventurous · 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 "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 adventurous
PropertyValue
Headwordadventurous
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « adventurous » en français

adventuroussiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

Zero misspellings are on record for adventurous in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 adventurous, spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aventureux.
  2. 2
    Périlleux, hasardeux.

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 "adventurous"?
"adventurous" is spelled A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs\.
What does "adventurous" mean?
As an adjective, "adventurous" means: Aventureux.
How do you pronounce "adventurous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adventurous" is \ædˈvɛn.tʃɚ.ʌs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list