how to pronounce вес

/vʲes/

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the above transcription of вес 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.

вес is pronounced in one syllable

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vʲ

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

“… горло не в этом ее вес скулы начинают …”

meanings of вес

noun:

Influence, authority, importance.
Weight.
Hanging position, suspended position, balanced position; mostly in the expression на весу́ (na vesú, “suspended").

вес frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word вес occurs in russian on average 36.1 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.