risque
French, noun
risque is spelled R-I-S-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written French, the 628th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risque is a French masculine noun meaning “risk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of risquer. With an accent, risqué is a different word: “risky”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Possibilité d’un événement négatif, péril possible, danger”.
What does risque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerisk
le risque d'une nouvelle guerre mondiale
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
adjective
- 1
risky
verb
- 1
past participle of risquer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui présente un risque certain. 2. Osé.
noun: 1. Possibilité d’un événement négatif, péril possible, danger. 2. Probabilité d’un dommage combinée avec l’impact chiffré qu’il peut avoir.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of risque
- risquée feminine
- risqués masculine plural
- risquées feminine plural
- risques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to risque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risque in French?
risque appears 132 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).