Which to use
“risqué” and “risquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,031
- “risqué” frequency rank
- #24,368
- “risquée” frequency rank
- 32399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqué | risquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente un risque certain. | Féminin singulier de risqué. |
Letter map: risqué vs risquée
Shared letters muted; letters that set risqué and risquée apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - risqué / risquée
risqué and risquée are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “risqué” sits inside “risquée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risqué is recorded at frequency rank #8,031, classified as anadj. risquée is at rank #24,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁis.ke\.
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 32399, this pair ranks #297,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risqué vs risquée
Shared letters: iqrsué. Private to "risqué": -. Private to "risquée": e.
"risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "risquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "risqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqué" and "risquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquée vs risquées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.