how to pronounce оправдание

/ɐprɐvˈdanʲɪje/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of оправдание 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.

оправдание is pronounced in five syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of оправдание

1.

2.

3.

4.

nʲ

5. example pitch curve for pronunciation of оправдание

test your pronunciation of оправдание

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of оправдание

video examples of оправдание pronunciation

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

“… кокетство и это не оправдание себя а это …”

meanings of оправдание

noun:

Justification, explanation.
Excuse, reason.
Acquittal, vindication (legal decision).

оправдание frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word оправдание occurs in russian on average 8.1 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.