risky

Other forms of risky

comparative or superlative

riskier

comparative or superlative

riskiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about risky

What does risky mean?

risky means "involving risk or danger". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in risky?

risky has 2 syllables: ris-ky. The stress falls on "ris". In IPA it is /ˈɹɪski/.

What is another word for risky?

Close synonyms include hazardous, wild, bad, high-risk, speculative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is risky a common word?

risky is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.