jeu des rois

\ʒø de ʁwa\

/\ʒø de ʁwa\/ noun

The verdict

“jeu des rois” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeu d’échecs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeu-des-rois · jeu des rois · French

jeu des rois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jeu des rois
PropertyValue
Headwordjeu des rois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒø de ʁwa\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jeu des rois » en français

jeu des roisn'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

jeu des rois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø de ʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for jeu des rois in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jeu des rois, spelled J-E-U- -D-E-S- -R-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeu d’échecs.
  2. 2
    Jeu de paume.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais c’est probablement tout ce que l’histoire du jeu des rois retiendra de ce match. La succession de douze parties nulles a déçu.

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 "jeu des rois"?
"jeu des rois" is spelled J-E-U- -D-E-S- -R-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒø de ʁwa\.
What does "jeu des rois" mean?
As a noun, "jeu des rois" means: Jeu d’échecs.
How do you pronounce "jeu des rois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeu des rois" is \ʒø de ʁwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeu des rois" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list