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Mercedes Pronunciation
Mercedes is pronounced mer-SAY-deez, IPA /mɝˈseɪdiz/.
mer-SAY-deez
US /mɝˈseɪdiz/
Syllables: mer · SAY · deez (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: The German car marque, named after the daughter of an early company backer.
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Mercedes in a Sentence
- He drives an old Mercedes estate.
- Mercedes won the constructors' title again.
- A silver Mercedes was parked across two spaces.
Common Mispronunciations of Mercedes
Not mer-SEE-deez
The stressed vowel is the long ay of say, not an ee. The name reached German from Spanish, where the middle syllable is ce as in the Spanish word for mercy.
Not MER-suh-deez
The beat belongs to the middle syllable, so the front one is quick and light.
Tip: Three syllables, weight in the middle: mer-SAY-deez.
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