English pronunciation · Words Starting with M
Mercury Pronunciation
Mercury is pronounced MUR-kyer-ee, IPA /ˈmɝkjɝi/.
MUR-kyer-ee
US /ˈmɝkjɝi/ · UK /ˈmɜːkjʊri/
Syllables: MUR · kyer · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and proper noun: A heavy silver liquid metal, the planet closest to the sun, or the Roman messenger god.
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Mercury in a Sentence
- Old thermometers were filled with mercury.
- Mercury completes an orbit in eighty-eight days.
- Mercury carried messages between the gods.
Common Mispronunciations of Mercury
Not MER-koo-ree
Slide a y into the middle, giving kyer. Mercury, accuracy, and January all reduce their middles that way.
Not mer-KYOO-ree
Open loud on MUR and let the rest run quietly downhill. Mercurial does move the beat inward, but the plain noun keeps it at the front.
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