how to pronounce никель

/ˈnʲikʲɪlʲ/

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никель is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

nʲ

2.

kʲ

lʲ

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

“… но анар никель возвращает нефть земле …”

meanings of никель

noun:

Nickel.

никель frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word никель occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.