how to pronounce оркестр

/ɐrˈkʲestr/

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оркестр is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… человек-оркестр да здесь вы человек …”

meanings of оркестр

noun:

Orchestra (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments).

оркестр frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word оркестр occurs in russian on average 6 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.