how to pronounce кольцо

/kɐlʲˈt͡so/

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кольцо is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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t͡s

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

“… он передал им шайбу и кольцо до …”

meanings of кольцо

noun:

Hoop.
Ring.
Roundabout (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island).
Webring.

кольцо frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word кольцо occurs in russian on average 20.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.