how to pronounce крепость

/ˈkrʲepəsʲtʲ/

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крепость is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

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sʲ

tʲ

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

“… давид жеребцов крепость отправился отряд …”

meanings of крепость

noun:

Heartiness.
Strength, stoutness.
Hardiness, fastness, tenacity.
Stronghold, fortress, citadel, bastion, presidio.
Deed.
Firmness, body, hardness.

крепость frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word крепость occurs in russian on average 12.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.