Which to use
“risqué” is an adjective and “risquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,031
- “risqué” frequency rank
- #8,300
- “risquer” frequency rank
- 16331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqué | risquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente un risque certain. | Hasarder, exposer à un danger possible, à une chance douteuse. |
Letter map: risqué vs risquer
Shared letters muted; letters that set risqué and risquer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - risqué and risquer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: risqué is anadjective and risqueraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risqué is recorded at frequency rank #8,031, classified as anadj. risquer is at rank #8,300, tagged as averb, 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 16331, this pair ranks #388,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risqué vs risquer
Shared letters: iqrsu. Private to "risqué": é. Private to "risquer": e.
"risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "risquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- risquer ← irsquer · riqsuer · risqeur · risqquer · risquerr · risqure · rissquer · risuqer
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "risqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqué" and "risquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rescue vs risqué". 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 #388,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.