how to pronounce ступенька

/stʊˈpʲenʲkə/

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ступенька is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… розалия начала опускаться ступенька за …”

meanings of ступенька

noun:

Step, rung.

ступенька frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ступенька occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.