Which to use
“risquent” and “risquons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,622
- “risquent” frequency rank
- #43,124
- “risquons” frequency rank
- 50746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquent | risquons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risquent and risquons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between risquent and risquons
A purely visual mix-up. risquent (\ʁisk\) and risquons (\ʁis.kɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50746, 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\. 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 50746, this pair ranks #160,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risquent vs risquons
Shared letters: inqrsu. Private to "risquent": et. Private to "risquons": o.
"risquent" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "risquons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "risquent" for "risquons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "risquent" vs "risquons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquent" 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 #160,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquent" and "risquons" 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 #160,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.