how to pronounce существование

/sʊɕːɪstvɐˈvanʲɪje/

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the above transcription of существование is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

существование is pronounced in six syllables

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

“… имеет право на существование в этом …”

meanings of существование

noun:

Existence, being.
Subsistence.

существование frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word существование occurs in russian on average 26.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.