how to pronounce зам

/zam/

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зам is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… жидки зам наиболее мощные дождевые …”

meanings of зам

noun:

Deputy, assistant.

зам frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word зам occurs in russian on average 11 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.