how to pronounce мачеха

/ˈmat͡ɕɪxə/

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мачеха is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… там мачеха и сестры гнобят она …”

meanings of мачеха

noun:

Stepmother.

мачеха frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мачеха occurs in russian on average 1.4 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.