how to pronounce дыра

/dɨˈra/

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дыра is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… именно так она и была это такая дыра в …”

meanings of дыра

noun:

Hole.
Out-of-the-way hole, god-forsaken hole.

дыра frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дыра occurs in russian on average 2.8 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.