par aventure
\pa.ʁ‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\
The verdict
“par 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par hasard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-par-aventure · par aventure · French
par aventure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | par aventure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pa.ʁ‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
par aventure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pa.ʁ‿a.vɑ̃.tyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Par hasard.".
par aventure has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is par aventure, spelled P-A-R- -A-V-E-N-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Par hasard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how par aventure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si par aventure il arrive.
Ce sont des sauvages qui l’ont trouvé le lendemain par aventure, assommé et à demi gelé déjà, malgré que le temps était doux.
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.