how to pronounce металл

/mʲɪˈtaɫ/

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металл is pronounced in two syllables

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mʲ

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

“… и сжигали там или металл или также уголь …”

meanings of металл

noun:

Metal (atomic element or material made of such atoms).
Metal (music style).

металл frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word металл occurs in russian on average 8.9 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.