how to pronounce жена

/ʐɨˈna/

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жена is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… не только князь но его жена с малолетним …”

meanings of жена

noun:

Wife.
Woman.

жена frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word жена occurs in russian on average 60.3 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.