échecs

/e.ʃɛk/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

chess
- Ils jouent aux échecs tous les dimanches.
  
  They play chess every Sunday.

Similar in other languages

German

Schach is the German word for the same thing — both mean "chess."

Spanish

ajedrez is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "chess."

Portuguese

xadrez is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chess."

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Last updated 2026-09-27