Which to use
“risquées” is an adjective and “risquons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,472
- “risquées” frequency rank
- #43,124
- “risquons” frequency rank
- 83596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquées | risquons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de risqué. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risquées and risquons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between risquées and risquons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: risquées is \ʁis.ke\ while risquons is \ʁis.kɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83596, 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\. risquons is at rank #43,124, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁis.kɔ̃\.
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 83596, this pair ranks #14,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of risquées vs risquons
Shared letters: iqrsu. Private to "risquées": eé. Private to "risquons": no.
"risquées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "risquons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- risquons ← irsquons · riqsuons · risqouns · risqquons · risqunos · risquonns · risquonss · risquosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risquées" and "risquons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "risquées" or "risquons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquées" and "risquons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risqués 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 #14,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.