How To Pronounce Mercedes

In British English, Mercedes is pronounced /mɜːˈseɪ.diːz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [mɜːʴˈseɪ.diːz]. In American English, it is pronounced /mərˈseɪ.diːz/.

Mercedes has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.