how to pronounce икона

/ɪˈkonə/

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икона is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… нас как икона и агента как …”

meanings of икона

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икона frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word икона occurs in russian on average 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.