risky
\ˈɹɪs.ki\
The verdict
“risky” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Risqué.
Corpus desk
Index FR-risky · risky · French
risky · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | risky |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɹɪs.ki\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
risky is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɹɪs.ki\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Risqué.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for risky, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is risky, spelled R-I-S-K-Y.
Definition
- 1Risqué.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how risky appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The business proposition is very risky.
Attacking the enemy in a frontal assault is very risky.
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.