how to pronounce пауза

/ˈpaʊzə/

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пауза is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… при помощи кнопок пауза и стоп на панели …”

meanings of пауза

noun:

Pause, interval; rest.
Rest (pause of a specified length in a piece of music).

пауза frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word пауза occurs in russian on average 4.6 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.