how to pronounce единица

/jɪdʲɪˈnʲit͡sə/

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единица is pronounced in four syllables

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dʲ

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nʲ

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t͡s

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

“… практически сделать это их единица к …”

meanings of единица

noun:

Unit.
(a) few.
Number one (e.g. bus, tram, trolleybus, etc.).
Very poor grade, very bad mark (school marking system uses numbers from one (very poor) to five (excellent)).
One, unity (neutral element in multiplication).
Digit.

единица frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word единица occurs in russian on average 2.5 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.