riskantes

[ʁɪsˈkantəs]

/[ʁɪsˈkantəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“riskantes” is uncommon German (frequency #71,782 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,782
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs riskant

Key facts for riskantes
PropertyValue
Headwordriskantes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁɪsˈkantəs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “riskantes” 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). riskantes 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

riskantes is uncommon German at frequency #71,782 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ʁɪsˈkantəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

riskantes has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is riskantes, spelled R-I-S-K-A-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs riskant
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs riskant
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs riskant
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs 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 "riskantes"?
"riskantes" is spelled R-I-S-K-A-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪsˈkantəs].
What does "riskantes" mean?
As an adjective, "riskantes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs riskant
How do you pronounce "riskantes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riskantes" is [ʁɪsˈkantəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riskantes" come from?
"riskantes" is a German 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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Using “riskantes”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɪsˈkantəs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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