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 : |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set risqué and roque apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
risqué and roque form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risqué" and "roque" be used interchangeably?
Remembering risqué vs roque
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “risqué”; for a noun, it's “roque”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “risqué” entry
- Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable