d’aventure
\d‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\
The verdict
“d’aventure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par hasard, fortuitement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-aventure · d’aventure · French
d’aventure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | d’aventure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
d’aventure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par hasard, fortuitement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’aventure, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is d’aventure, spelled D-’-A-V-E-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Par hasard, fortuitement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’aventure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après avoir marché assez longtemps, je rencontrai un vieil homme qui faisait des fagots. Je lui demandai s’il n’avait pas vu, d’aventure, mon régiment que j’avais perdu.
Si d’aventure il a manqué son coup, il a un petit mouvement de recul.
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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.