how to pronounce свеча

/svʲɪˈt͡ɕa/

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свеча is pronounced in two syllables

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vʲ

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t͡ɕ

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

“… загорелую не в свеча горела вы стали что …”

meanings of свеча

noun:

Suppository.
Spark plug / sparking plug.
Candle (a light source, usually of wax).
Candela (unit of luminous intensity).

свеча frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word свеча occurs in russian on average 4.3 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.