how to pronounce ориентир

/ɐrʲɪjɪnʲˈtʲir/

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the above transcription of ориентир 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.

ориентир is pronounced in four syllables

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rʲ

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nʲ

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tʲ

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

“… и ориентир и дорога который не надо …”

meanings of ориентир

noun:

Guideline.
Reference point.
Orientator.

ориентир frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ориентир occurs in russian on average 2.2 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.