IPA Transcription of "chess" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “chess” is /ˈt͡ʃɛs/.

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chessˈt͡ʃɛs

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/t͡ʃes/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈt͡ʃɛs/

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