how to pronounce заплакать

/zɐˈpɫakətʲ/

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заплакать is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… никак не хочет заплакать а это ведь …”

meanings of заплакать

verb:

To start crying, weeping.

заплакать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word заплакать occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.