How To Pronounce Chess
chess
UK
Phonemic
/tʃes/
Phonetic
[tʃes]
US
Phonemic
/tʃes/
In British English, chess is pronounced /tʃes/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃes]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʃes/.
Chess has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
tʃes
Chess has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Chess
Questions About Chess
How do you pronounce chess in British English?
In British English, chess is pronounced /tʃes/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʃes].
How do you pronounce chess in American English?
In American English, chess is pronounced /tʃes/.
Do British and American English pronounce chess the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʃes/.
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