English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Chess Pronunciation
Chess is pronounced CHES, IPA /ˈtʃɛs/.
CHES
US /ˈtʃɛs/ · UK /ˈtʃɛs/
Syllables: CHES (1 syllable)
noun: A board game for two players, each starting with sixteen pieces.
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Chess in a Sentence
- They play chess on the train most mornings.
- The chess set belonged to her grandfather.
- He gave up chess for bridge and regretted it.
Common Mispronunciations of Chess
Not CHEZ
Dress and press hiss their ending, and this word hisses too rather than buzzing.
Not CHAYS
The vowel is the short e of bed, held tight, which keeps the word well away from chase.
Tip: Chess and the French echecs both go back to shah, the Persian word for king.
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