risqués

\ʁis.ke\

/\ʁis.ke\/ adj

The verdict

“risqués” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,533
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de risqué.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

risqués vs roques
57% similar
risqués vs risquez
71% similar
risqués vs risquons
75% similar

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

Key facts for risqués
PropertyValue
Headwordrisqués
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁis.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,533
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “risqués” sits in French 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). risqués lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around risqués (IPA \ʁis.ke\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,533 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de risqué.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for risqués, with forms such as "irsqués", "riqsués", and "risqqués". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "roques", "risquez", "risquons", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is risqués, spelled R-I-S-Q-U-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de risqué.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irsqués
  • riqsués
  • risqqués
  • risques
  • risqusé
  • risquéss
  • risqéus
  • rissqués
  • risuqés
  • rrisqués
  • rsiqués

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of risqués - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irsqués2riqsués2risqqués1risques1risqusé2risquéss1risqéus2rissqués1
Edit distance from "risqués"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "risqués"?
"risqués" is spelled R-I-S-Q-U-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁis.ke\.
What does "risqués" mean?
As an adjective, "risqués" means: Masculin pluriel de risqué.
What words are commonly confused with "risqués"?
"risqués" is commonly confused with "roques", "risquez", "risquons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "risqués"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "risqués" is \ʁis.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "risqués" come from?
"risqués" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “risqués”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-I-S-Q-U-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁis.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “roques” - see the side-by-side comparison. risqués vs roques
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list