how to pronounce парафин

/pərɐˈfʲin/

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парафин is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… жертв а также парафин и животный жир для …”

meanings of парафин

noun:

Paraffin.
Paraffin wax.

парафин frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word парафин occurs in russian on average 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.