how to pronounce заболеть

/zəbɐˈlʲetʲ/

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заболеть is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… процентам чтобы не заболеть это надо …”

meanings of заболеть

verb:

To begin to hurt, to become hurt (of a body part).
To fall ill (to become ill).

заболеть frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заболеть occurs in russian on average 3.7 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.