Which to use
“risquer” is a verb and “risqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,300
- “risquer” frequency rank
- #37,533
- “risqués” frequency rank
- 45833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risquer | risqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hasarder, exposer à un danger possible, à une chance douteuse. | Masculin pluriel de risqué. |
Same sound, different letters: risquer vs risqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - risquer and risqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: risquer and risqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁis.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risquer is recorded at frequency rank #8,300, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁis.ke\. risqués is at rank #37,533, tagged as anadj, 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 45833, this pair ranks #199,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risquer vs risqués
Shared letters: iqrsu. Private to "risquer": e. Private to "risqués": é.
"risquer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "risqués" · 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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After this comparison
"risquer" and "risqués" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "risquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risquer" and "risqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "risqués vs roques". 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 #199,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.