Which to use
“rauque” and “risqué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,494
- “rauque” frequency rank
- #8,031
- “risqué” frequency rank
- 47525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rauque | risqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pour une voix, rude, âpre et comme enrouée. | Qui présente un risque certain. |
Letter map: rauque vs risqué
Shared letters muted; letters that set rauque and risqué apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: rauque and risqué
rauque and risqué are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rauque is recorded at frequency rank #39,494, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁok\. risqué is at rank #8,031, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47525, this pair ranks #186,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rauque vs risqué
Shared letters: qru. Private to "rauque": ae. Private to "risqué": isé.
"rauque" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rauque ← aruque · raquue · rauqeu · rauqque · rauuqe · rrauque · ruaque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rauque" and "risqué" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "rauque" or "risqué" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "rauque" vs "risqué" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rauque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risqué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rauque" and "risqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raquel vs rauque". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #186,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.