how to pronounce клепать

/klʲɪˈpatʲ/

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клепать is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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tʲ

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

“… мы хотели короче клепать снять один …”

meanings of клепать

verb:

To slander, to malign.
To make, to manufacture.
To hammer straight (a blade or iron strip), making it thinner and sharper.
To rivet.
To connect metal parts, to bending edges and flattening them.

клепать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word клепать occurs in russian on average 0.8 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.