risquantvsrisquonsTell them apart

Which to use

“risquant” and “risquons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,698
“risquant” frequency rank
#43,124
“risquons” frequency rank
74822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature risquant risquons
Definition Participe présent de risquer. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer.

Where the eye mixes risquant and risquons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
risquant
8 ch
risquons

Visual trap between risquant and risquons

A purely visual mix-up. risquant (\ʁis.kɑ̃\) and risquons (\ʁis.kɔ̃\) 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 74822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

risquant is recorded at frequency rank #31,698, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁis.kɑ̃\. risquons is at rank #43,124, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁis.kɔ̃\.

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 74822, this pair ranks #35,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of risquant vs risquons

Shared letters: inqrsu. Private to "risquant": at. Private to "risquons": o.

"risquant" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC  ·  "risquons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • risquantirsquant · riqsuant · risqaunt · risqquant · risquannt · risquantt · risquatn · risqunat
  • risquonsirsquons · riqsuons · risqouns · risqquons · risqunos · risquonns · risquonss · risquosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "risquant" and "risquons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁis.kɑ̃\ versus \ʁis.kɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "risquant" vs "risquons" - which ranks higher?
"risquant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,698 in our French list, against #43,124 for "risquons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "risquant" and "risquons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "risquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "risquons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #35,905 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "risquant" and "risquons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquées vs risquons". 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 #35,905 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