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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “merchandise”

“merchandise” is pronounced /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/ (MUR-chuhn-dyz) in American English and /mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɝ”.
The sound

Say “merchandise” in 3 beats

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merchandise

/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. mɝmɝstress
  2. tʃəntʃən
  3. daɪzdaɪz
IPA (American)
/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/
IPA (British)
/mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/
Respelling
MUR-chuhn-dyz
Syllables
3 — Mɝ-tʃən-daɪz
Stress
Stress the first syllable: Mɝ-tʃən-daɪz. “mɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/

British

/mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/

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Meaning

What “merchandise” means

  1. noun

    commodities offered for sale

    “good business depends on having good merchandise”

  2. verb

    engage in the trade of

    “he is merchandising telephone sets”

Say it in a sentence

“The merchandise arrived damp after a night on the dock.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
mmɝertʃchəschwannddaɪlong izz

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Questions

“merchandise”, answered

How do you pronounce “merchandise”?

“merchandise” is pronounced /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/ (MUR-chuhn-dyz) in American English and /mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mɝ”. Build it as Mɝ-tʃən-daɪz, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “merchandise” have?

3: mɝ · tʃən · daɪz. The beat lands on the first, “mɝ”.

Is “merchandise” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/ (MUR-chuhn-dyz); British English says /mɜːtʃɐndaɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “merchandise” mean?

As a noun: commodities offered for sale For example: “good business depends on having good merchandise” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “merchandise”?

Stress the first syllable: Mɝ-tʃən-daɪz. “mɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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