Which to use
“risquait” and “risquerait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,552
- “risquait” frequency rank
- #20,842
- “risquerait” frequency rank
- 38394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquait | risquerait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de risquer. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risquait and risquerait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: risquait vs risquerait
A purely visual mix-up. risquait (\ʁis.kɛ\) and risquerait (\ʁis.kə.ʁɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38394, 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\. risquerait is at rank #20,842, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁis.kə.ʁɛ\.
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 38394, this pair ranks #255,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risquait vs risquerait
Shared letters: aiqrstu. Private to "risquait": -. Private to "risquerait": e.
"risquait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "risquerait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- risquait ← irsquait · riqsuait · risqauit · risqquait · risquaitt · risquati · risquiat · rissquait
- risquerait ← irsquerait · riqsuerait · risqeurait · risqquerait · risquearit · risqueraitt · risquerati · risqueriat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risquait" and "risquerait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "risquait" vs "risquerait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquerait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquait" and "risquerait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risqueraient vs risquerait". 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 #255,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.