riskanten

[ʁɪsˈkantn̩]

/[ʁɪsˈkantn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“riskanten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,377 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,377
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant

Key facts for riskanten
PropertyValue
Headwordriskanten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁɪsˈkantn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,377
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “riskanten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). riskanten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

riskanten is uncommon German at frequency #52,377 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁɪsˈkantn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 20 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for riskanten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is riskanten, spelled R-I-S-K-A-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs riskant

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "riskanten"?
"riskanten" is spelled R-I-S-K-A-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪsˈkantn̩].
What does "riskanten" mean?
As an adjective, "riskanten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs riskant
How do you pronounce "riskanten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riskanten" is [ʁɪsˈkantn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riskanten" come from?
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Using “riskanten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-I-S-K-A-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɪsˈkantn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list