# risky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɪski/ · frequency rank #7,842

## Definitions
1. Dangerous, involving risks.
2. Misspelling of risqué.

## Etymology
From risk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **rosy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risky-vs-rosy)
- **rusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risky-vs-rusk)
- **rocky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risky-vs-rocky)
- **rusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risky-vs-rusty)
- **risk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risk-vs-risky)
- **rise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rise-vs-risky)
- **rick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rick-vs-risky)
- **rink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rink-vs-risky)
- **risks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risks-vs-risky)
- **rises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rises-vs-risky)
- **Ricky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricky-vs-risky)
- **Riley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riley-vs-risky)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/risen-vs-risky)
- **riser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/riser-vs-risky)
- **rishi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rishi-vs-risky)
- **Ricks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ricks-vs-risky)
- **raspy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raspy-vs-risky)
- **Rickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rickey-vs-risky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`irsky`, `riksy`, `riskky`, `riskyy`, `rissky`, `risyk`, `rrisky`, `rsiky`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/risky