Which to use
“risquent” and “risquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,622
- “risquent” frequency rank
- #8,300
- “risquer” frequency rank
- 15922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquent | risquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. | Hasarder, exposer à un danger possible, à une chance douteuse. |
Where the eye mixes risquent and risquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between risquent and risquer
A purely visual mix-up. risquent (\ʁisk\) and risquer (\ʁis.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risquent is recorded at frequency rank #7,622, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁisk\. 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 15922, this pair ranks #390,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risquent vs risquer
Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "risquent": nt. Private to "risquer": -.
"risquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "risquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risquent" and "risquer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "risquent" or "risquer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "risquent" and "risquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquent" 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 #390,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquent" and "risquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquent 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 #390,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.