how to pronounce керн

/kʲern/

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the above transcription of керн 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.

керн is pronounced in one syllable

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kʲ

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

“… степени имеем там нам его керн немецкий …”

meanings of керн

noun:

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керн frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word керн occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.