Which to use
“risquait” and “risquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,552
- “risquait” frequency rank
- #7,622
- “risquent” frequency rank
- 25174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquait | risquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de risquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risquait and risquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: risquait vs risquent
A purely visual mix-up. risquait (\ʁis.kɛ\) and risquent (\ʁisk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risquait is recorded at frequency rank #17,552, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁis.kɛ\. risquent is at rank #7,622, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁisk\.
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 25174, this pair ranks #342,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risquait vs risquent
Shared letters: iqrstu. Private to "risquait": a. Private to "risquent": en.
"risquait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "risquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "risquait" for "risquent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "risquait" or "risquent"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #342,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquait" and "risquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquaient vs risquait". 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 #342,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.