Which to use
“risqués” is an adjective and “risquez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,533
- “risqués” frequency rank
- #18,312
- “risquez” frequency rank
- 55845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqués | risquez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de risqué. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Same sound, different letters: risqués vs risquez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - risqués / risquez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: risqués and risquez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁis.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 55845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risqués is recorded at frequency rank #37,533, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁis.ke\. 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 55845, this pair ranks #124,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risqués vs risquez
Shared letters: iqrsu. Private to "risqués": é. Private to "risquez": ez.
"risqués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "risquez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- risquez ← irsquez · riqsuez · risqeuz · risqquez · risquezz · risquze · rissquez · risuqez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risqués" and "risquez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "risqués" or "risquez"?
Useful next steps
"risqués" and "risquez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "risqués" 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 #124,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqués" and "risquez" 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 #124,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.