how to pronounce мент

/mʲent/

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the above transcription of мент is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

мент is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

mʲ

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

“… другому учете подходит мент использовать …”

meanings of мент

noun:

Cop.

мент frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word мент 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.