how to pronounce плесень

/ˈplʲesʲɪnʲ/

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плесень is pronounced in two syllables

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lʲ

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sʲ

nʲ

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

“… не может жить плесень и поэтому может …”

meanings of плесень

noun:

Mildew, mold, must.

плесень frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word плесень occurs in russian on average 1.5 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.