riséevsrisquéConfusable pair

Quick tell: risée is a noun, risqué is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“risée” is a noun and “risqué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,725
“risée” frequency rank
#8,031
“risqué” frequency rank
36756
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature risée risqué
Definition Grand éclat de rire que font plusieurs personnes ensemble, en se moquant de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose. Qui présente un risque certain.

Letter map: risée vs risqué

Shared letters muted; letters that set risée and risqué apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
risée
6 ch
risqué

Grammar separator: risée vs risqué

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: risée is anoun and risquéanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

risée is recorded at frequency rank #28,725, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.ze\. 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 36756, this pair ranks #267,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of risée vs risqué

Shared letters: irsé. Private to "risée": e. Private to "risqué": qu.

"risée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "risée" for "risqué" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "risée" is a noun and "risqué" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "risée" vs "risqué" - which ranks higher?
"risqué" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,031 in our French list, against #28,725 for "risée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "risée" and "risqué". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "risée" 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 #267,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "risée" and "risqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasées vs risée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #267,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list