how to pronounce сложность

/ˈsɫoʐnəsʲtʲ/

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сложность is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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

“… то есть сложность я представить ситуацию …”

meanings of сложность

noun:

Complexity, complicacy, complication, difficulty.

сложность frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word сложность occurs in russian on average 9.4 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.