---
title: "risk likelihood"
description: "The probability that a risk will become an actual outcome or event."
type: term
term_id: 434
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/risk-likelihood"
slug: "risk-likelihood"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/risk-likelihood/"
---

# risk likelihood

The probability that a risk will become an actual outcome or event.

## Synonyms

risk likelihood

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Security Tester 2016

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/likelihood/) — likelihood
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit-des-risikos/) — Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit des Risikos
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/probabilita-del-rischio/) — probabilità del rischio
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E7%99%BA%E7%94%9F%E7%A2%BA%E7%8E%87-risk-likelihood/) — リスク発生確率（risk likelihood）
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E6%80%A7-likelihood/) — 可能性（likelihood）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/probabilidade-de-risco/) — probabilidade de risco
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/prawdopodobienstwo/) — prawdopodobieństwo
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/prawdopodobienstwo-ryzyka/) — prawdopodobieństwo ryzyka
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/probabilidade-do-risco/) — probabilidade do risco
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/pravdepodobnost/) — pravděpodobnost
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/pravdepodobnost-rizika/) — pravděpodobnost rizika
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/risksannolikhet/) — risksannolikhet
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/kockazat-valoszinusege/) — kockázat valószínűsége
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/risikoens-sannsynlighet/) — risikoens sannsynlighet
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/sannsynlighet/) — sannsynlighet

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