how to pronounce особенно

/ɐˈsobʲɪnːə/

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особенно is pronounced in four syllables

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nː

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

“… у вас и особенно вашего ребенка сахарный …”

meanings of особенно

adverb:

Especially.

adjective:

Short neuter singular of осо́бенный (osóbennyj).

особенно frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word особенно occurs in russian on average 313.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.