how to pronounce пытка

/ˈpɨtkə/

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пытка is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… tellus пытка поскольку я буду смешивать …”

meanings of пытка

noun:

Torture, torment (intentional infliction of pain or suffering).

пытка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word пытка occurs in russian on average 2.1 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.