risque

Other forms of risque

comparative

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superlative

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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 risque

What does risque mean?

risque means "suggestive of sexual impropriety".

How many syllables are in risque?

risque has 2 syllables: ris-que. The stress falls on "que". In IPA it is /ˌɹɪˈskeɪ/.

What is another word for risque?

Close synonyms include blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty. 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 risque a common word?

risque is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.