how to pronounce вариация

/vərʲɪˈat͡sɨjə/

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the above transcription of вариация 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.

вариация is pronounced in five syllables

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rʲ

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t͡s

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

“… дальше следующая вариация которую можно …”

meanings of вариация

noun:

Variation (related but distinct thing).
Variation (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme).

вариация frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word вариация occurs in russian on average 2.4 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.