how to pronounce колокол

/ˈkoɫəkəɫ/

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колокол is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… ребят нельзя было колокол этот сраный …”

meanings of колокол

noun:

Bell-shaped curve (line in a graph that smoothly rises then falls).
Bell.

колокол frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word колокол occurs in russian on average 2.6 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.