how to pronounce секунда

/sʲɪˈkundə/

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секунда is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… идет 9 секунд девять секунда всех он с …”

meanings of секунда

noun:

A second (unit of angle).
A short amount of time.
Second (unit of time).
A second (musical interval).

секунда frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word секунда 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.