how to pronounce ступать

/stʊˈpatʲ/

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ступать is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… страха того ступать перед людьми я …”

meanings of ступать

verb:

To tread, to step on.
To leave.

ступать frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ступать occurs in russian on average 0.5 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.