# merchandising

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɜːt͡ʃ(ə)ndaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,901

## Definitions
1. gerund of merchandise
2. gerund of merchandise
3. gerund of merchandise

## Etymology
From Late Middle English marchaundising (“commerce, trading; commodities, goods; (plural) dealings with other persons”) [and other forms], from marchaundisen (“to engage in commerce, traffic”) (see further at merchandise (verb)) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds). The English word is analysable as merchandise + -ing (suffix forming nouns from verbs).

## Common misspellings (21)
`emrchandising`, `mecrhandising`, `mercahndising`, `mercchandising`, `merchadnising`, `merchanddising`, `merchandiisng`, `merchandisign`, `merchandisingg`, `merchandisinng`, `merchandisnig`, `merchandissing`, `merchandsiing`, `merchanidsing`, `merchanndising`, `merchhandising`, `merchnadising`, `merhcandising`, `merrchandising`, `mmerchandising`, `mrechandising`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merchandising