échiqueté

\e.ʃi.kə.te\

/\e.ʃi.kə.te\/ adj

The verdict

“échiqueté” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est divisé en carrés semblables à ceux d’un échiquier. Cas particulier, l’échiqueté de 9 pièces : voir équipollé.

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Index FR-echiquete · échiqueté · French

échiqueté · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for échiqueté
PropertyValue
Headwordéchiqueté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\e.ʃi.kə.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « échiqueté » en français

échiquetén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

échiqueté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.ʃi.kə.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est divisé en carrés semblables à ceux d’un échiquier. Cas particulier, l’échiqueté de 9 pièces : voir équipollé.".

échiqueté has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is échiqueté, spelled É-C-H-I-Q-U-E-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est divisé en carrés semblables à ceux d’un échiquier. Cas particulier, l’échiqueté de 9 pièces : voir équipollé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how échiqueté appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un écu échiqueté d’or et d’azur, d’argent et de sable.
  2. Un lion échiqueté d’argent et d’azur.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "échiqueté"?
"échiqueté" is spelled É-C-H-I-Q-U-E-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃi.kə.te\.
What does "échiqueté" mean?
As an adjective, "échiqueté" means: Qui est divisé en carrés semblables à ceux d’un échiquier. Cas particulier, l’échiqueté de 9 pièces : voir équipollé.
How do you pronounce "échiqueté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "échiqueté" is \e.ʃi.kə.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "échiqueté" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list