how to pronounce лепет

/ˈlʲepʲɪt/

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лепет is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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pʲ

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

“… говорят последний с ним детский лепет мы …”

meanings of лепет

noun:

Babble, prattle (inarticulate or senseless talk).

лепет frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word лепет occurs in russian on average 1.1 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.