how to pronounce погон

/pɐˈɡon/

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погон is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… зафиксированы вот как по погон яда что …”

meanings of погон

noun:

Shoulder strap, shoulder board, shoulder mark (military insignia).
Turret ring (погон башни).

погон frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word погон occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.