how to pronounce пробел

/prɐˈbʲeɫ/

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пробел is pronounced in two syllables

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bʲ

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

“… жить эти там пробел все номера все …”

meanings of пробел

noun:

Flaw, defect.
Space, blank, gap.

пробел frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пробел occurs in russian on average 3.8 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.