how to pronounce болезнь

/bɐˈlʲezʲnʲ/

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болезнь is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

zʲ

nʲ

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An example use of болезнь in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… ульяна призывают преодолеть болезнь и …”

meanings of болезнь

noun:

Sickness, illness.
Disease.
Disorder.

болезнь frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word болезнь occurs in russian on average 26.1 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.