how to pronounce идиот

/ɪdʲɪˈot/

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идиот is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… для нас синоним слова идиот напоминание …”

meanings of идиот

noun:

Idiot.

идиот frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word идиот occurs in russian on average 4.3 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.