how to pronounce верхушка

/vʲɪrˈxuʂkə/

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верхушка is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… круглой это от юрты верхушка от юрты они …”

meanings of верхушка

noun:

Top, crest, summit, apex.

верхушка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word верхушка occurs in russian on average 3.2 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.