how to pronounce затея

/zɐˈtʲejə/

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затея is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… что идиотская затея приступать к …”

meanings of затея

noun:

Enterprise, undertaking.
Piece of fun, fancy.

затея frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word затея occurs in russian on average 2.8 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.