shogi
\ʃo.ɡi\
The verdict
“shogi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de jeu d’échecs japonais utilisant un tablier de 9×9 cases.
Corpus desk
Index FR-shogi · shogi · French
shogi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shogi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃo.ɡi\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shogi” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
shogi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃo.ɡi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de jeu d’échecs japonais utilisant un tablier de 9×9 cases.".
No misspelling variants are generated for shogi in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 shogi, spelled S-H-O-G-I.
Definition
- 1Sorte de jeu d’échecs japonais utilisant un tablier de 9×9 cases.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shogi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le dîner est terminé. Les deux jouent au shôgi. Mon fils rit beaucoup. Je vois qu’il adore son futur oncle.
Comme les professionnels des échecs, les maîtres du shogi, ou échecs japonais, jouent trois à quatre heures par jour.
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