how to pronounce голова

/ɡəɫɐˈva/

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голова is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… да но у него голова эшер давленную там и …”

meanings of голова

noun:

Head.
Head; chief; master.
Mind; brains.

голова frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word голова occurs in russian on average 56.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.