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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risquant" and "risquons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "risquant" vs "risquons" - which ranks higher?
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.