Which to use
“risqué” and “risquées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,031
- “risqué” frequency rank
- #40,472
- “risquées” frequency rank
- 48503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqué | risquées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente un risque certain. | Féminin pluriel de risqué. |
Letter map: risqué vs risquées
Shared letters muted; letters that set risqué and risquées apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: risqué and risquées
risqué and risquées 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 2 extra letter(s) - “risqué” sits inside “risquées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risqué is recorded at frequency rank #8,031, classified as anadj. risquées is at rank #40,472, 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 48503, this pair ranks #178,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risqué vs risquées
Shared letters: iqrsué. Private to "risqué": -. Private to "risquées": e.
"risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "risquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risqué" and "risquées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "risqué" or "risquées" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "risqué" vs "risquées" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "risqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqué" and "risquées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquées vs risquons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #178,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.