Which to use
“risquées” is an adjective and “risquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,472
- “risquées” frequency rank
- #8,300
- “risquer” frequency rank
- 48772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquées | risquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de risqué. | Hasarder, exposer à un danger possible, à une chance douteuse. |
Same sound, different letters: risquées vs risquer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - risquées / risquer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: risquées and risquer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁis.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risquées is recorded at frequency rank #40,472, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁis.ke\. 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 48772, this pair ranks #176,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risquées vs risquer
Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "risquées": é. Private to "risquer": -.
"risquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "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
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquées" 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 #176,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquées" and "risquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquées vs risquons". 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 #176,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.