how to pronounce merk

/mɛʁk/

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merk is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of merk in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… merkte merk deutsche merck gibt was …”

meanings of merk

noun:

Mark, token, indicium.
Water parsnip (Sium gen. et spp.).

merk frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word merk occurs in german on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.