how to pronounce сумбур

/sʊmˈbur/

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сумбур is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… чуть-чуть сумбур рассказал но суть в том …”

meanings of сумбур

noun:

Confusion.

сумбур frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сумбур occurs in russian on average 1.2 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.