how to pronounce mercy

/ˈmɝsiː/

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the above transcription of mercy is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

mercy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mercy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… relatives crying out have mercy on us …”

meaning of mercy

Mercy is the quality of pity and compassion for the suffering or distress of others.

mercy frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word mercy occurs in english on average 22.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.