Which to use
“risqués” is an adjective and “risquons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,533
- “risqués” frequency rank
- #43,124
- “risquons” frequency rank
- 80657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risqués | risquons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de risqué. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de risquer. |
Where the eye mixes risqués and risquons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between risqués and risquons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: risqués is \ʁis.ke\ while risquons is \ʁis.kɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80657, 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\. 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 80657, this pair ranks #20,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of risqués vs risquons
Shared letters: iqrsu. Private to "risqués": é. Private to "risquons": no.
"risqués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "risquons" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- risquons ← irsquons · riqsuons · risqouns · risqquons · risqunos · risquonns · risquonss · risquosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risqués" and "risquons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "risqués" or "risquons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "risqués" 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 #20,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risqués" and "risquons" 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 #20,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.