riskieren

[ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]

/[ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“riskieren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,352. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,352
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas wagen, sich etwas trauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-riskieren · riskieren · German

riskieren · rank #10,352 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,352
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rhetorik

Nearest frequency peer: Rhetorik (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „riskieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „riskieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

riskieren vs riskiert
78% similar
riskieren vs rasieren
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for riskieren
PropertyValue
Headwordriskieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,352
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „riskieren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.riskierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rhetorik“ (#10,351), „Ruder“ (#10,353), „Redner“ (#10,350). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „riskieren“ bei #10,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around riskieren (IPA [ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,352 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for riskieren, with forms such as "irskieren", "riksieren", and "risikeren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "riskiert", "rasieren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is riskieren, spelled R-I-S-K-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas wagen, sich etwas trauen
  2. 2
    etwas durch sein Benehmen oder Handeln Nachteilen oder einer Gefahr des Verlustes aussetzen; aufs Spiel setzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how riskieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er hat sein Leben für dich riskiert!
  2. „Wer zu lange in der Sonne liegt, bekommt einen Sonnenbrand und riskiert Hautkrebs.“

Synonyms

getrauentrauenwagengefährden

This word in other languages

risk(English)arriesgar(Español)risquer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irskieren
  • riksieren
  • risikeren
  • riskeiren
  • riskieern
  • riskierenn
  • riskierne
  • riskierren
  • riskireen
  • riskkieren
  • risskieren
  • rriskieren
  • rsikieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of riskieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irskieren2riksieren2risikeren2riskeiren2riskieern2riskierenn1riskierne2riskierren1
Edit distance from "riskieren"

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 "riskieren"?
"riskieren" is spelled R-I-S-K-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪsˈkiːʁən].
What does "riskieren" mean?
As a verb, "riskieren" means: etwas wagen, sich etwas trauen
What words are commonly confused with "riskieren"?
"riskieren" is commonly confused with "riskiert", "rasieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "riskieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riskieren" is [ʁɪsˈkiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riskieren" come from?
"riskieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "riskieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielraum#10,367Studentin#10,373moralisch#10,330Medaillen#10,328

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Schlager13 variantsklingelt13 variantszeichnete13 variantshindurch13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list