how to pronounce письмо

/pʲɪsʲˈmo/

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письмо is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

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

“… и тогда она написала письмо своему отцу …”

meanings of письмо

noun:

Writing system, script.
Writing (action).
Letter (written communication).

письмо frequency in russian - A1 level of CEFR

the word письмо occurs in russian on average 113.5 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.