how to pronounce ер

/jer/

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the above transcription of ер 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.

ер is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… в какой-то момент у ер даже продал …”

meanings of ер

noun:

Letter "ъ", now called твёрдый знак (tvjórdyj znak).

ер frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word ер occurs in russian on average 6.5 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.