Which to use
“risqué” is an adjective and “roque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,031
- “risqué” frequency rank
- #30,785
- “roque” frequency rank
- 38816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqué | roque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente un risque certain. | Mouvement du jeu d’échecs où le roi et une tour bougent en un seul coup : le roi va de 2 cases vers la tour et la tour saute le roi et se met sur la case juste à côté. Pour faire ce coup, il faut : |
Letter map: risqué vs roque
Shared letters muted; letters that set risqué and roque apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: risqué vs roque
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: risqué is anadjective and roqueanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risqué is recorded at frequency rank #8,031, classified as anadj. roque is at rank #30,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\.
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 38816, this pair ranks #252,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risqué vs roque
Shared letters: qru. Private to "risqué": isé. Private to "roque": eo.
"risqué" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roque ← roqeu · roqque · rouqe · rqoue · rroque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risqué" and "roque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "risqué" vs "roque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "risqué" and "roque".
- Full dictionary entry for "risqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqué" and "roque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roque vs roques". 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 #252,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.