How to say “risk” in 35 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Arabic, where خطر is the 434th most used word.
- Afrikaans risiko #927
- Albanian rrezikoj to risk, to jeopardize, to endanger, to… #2,019
- Arabic خطر danger, risk, hazard, peril, calamity,… #434
- Basque arriskatu to risk, take a risk #957
- Bosnian rizik #1,744
- Bulgarian риск #1,425
- Catalan risc #1,217
- Chinese 拼命 to risk one's life #1,465
- Croatian riskirati to risk, to put at risk #1,708
- Czech riziko #2,443
- Danish risiko A risk #1,863
- Dutch risico #1,027
- Finnish vaarassa danger, risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy #1,648
- French risque #826
- Galician risco danger, risk #1,473
- German risiko #1,672
- Greek ρίσκο #2,096
- Hebrew סיכון danger, risk, hazard, peril #1,244
- Hindi जोखिम #1,195
- Icelandic áhætta #2,294
- Indonesian risiko #1,932
- Italian rischio to risk, to jeopardize #1,307
- Macedonian ризик #1,680
- Malay risiko #997
- Norwegian risikere to risk #2,323
- Polish ryzyko #2,145
- Portuguese arriscar to risk #2,082
- Romanian risc #1,518
- Serbian rizik #1,749
- Slovak riziko #1,101
- Slovenian tvegati to risk, to run the risk of #807
- Spanish riesgo risk; the possibility of harm or an… #1,501
- Swedish risk #2,110
- Turkish risk #1,845
- Urdu خطرہ risk, danger #475
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.