how to pronounce стирать

/sʲtʲɪˈratʲ/

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стирать is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

tʲ

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tʲ

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

“… в этом сизо как сейчас это стирать и …”

meanings of стирать

verb:

To erase something from a surface.
To clean, to wash cloth or clothes.

стирать frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word стирать occurs in russian on average 7.9 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.