how to pronounce известность

/ɪzˈvʲesnəsʲtʲ/

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the above transcription of известность is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

известность is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… центров еще большую известность он очень …”

meanings of известность

noun:

Reputation, fame, repute, notoriety, renown.
Celebrity, prominent figure, notability.
Publicity.

известность frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word известность occurs in russian on average 7.9 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.