how to pronounce наполеон

/nəpəlʲɪˈon/

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наполеон is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… почему же наполеон прославившийся своей …”

meanings of наполеон

noun:

A type of French howitzer made in 1853.
A type of cake.

name:

Napoleon.

наполеон frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word наполеон occurs in russian on average 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.