how to pronounce котлован

/kətɫɐˈvan/

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котлован is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… было вырыть котлован и дело в том что по …”

meanings of котлован

noun:

Foundation pit, foundation ditch, trench.

котлован frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word котлован occurs in russian on average 0.9 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.