how to pronounce спутник

/ˈsputʲnʲɪk/

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спутник is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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nʲ

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

“… какой-нибудь есть этот спутник и еще что …”

meanings of спутник

noun:

An artificial satellite of a planet or moon, sputnik.
A fellow traveller; companion.
Satellite, moon (a natural satellite of a planet).

спутник frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word спутник occurs in russian on average 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.