Which to use
“risquent” and “risquez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,622
- “risquent” frequency rank
- #18,312
- “risquez” frequency rank
- 25934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquent | risquez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risquent and risquez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses risquent with risquez
A purely visual mix-up. risquent (\ʁisk\) and risquez (\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 25934, 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\. risquez is at rank #18,312, 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 25934, this pair ranks #338,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risquent vs risquez
Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "risquent": nt. Private to "risquez": z.
"risquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "risquez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risquent" and "risquez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "risquent" vs "risquez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risquez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquent" and "risquez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risquées vs risquez". 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 #338,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.