how to pronounce конец

/kɐˈnʲet͡s/

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конец is pronounced in two syllables

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nʲ

t͡s

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

“… сейчас идет хотя и в конец цик в конце …”

meanings of конец

noun:

End.
Distance, way.
Rope.
Ending, close, termination.
Male sex organ.
Borough (in medieval Novgorod).
Death.

конец frequency in russian - A2 level of CEFR

the word конец occurs in russian on average 80.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.