how to pronounce перевал

/pʲɪrʲɪˈvaɫ/

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перевал is pronounced in three syllables

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pʲ

2.

rʲ

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

“… легко забирался на перевал и крымского …”

meanings of перевал

noun:

Crossing, passing.
Mountain pass.

перевал frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word перевал occurs in russian on average 1.7 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.