how to pronounce схватка

/ˈsxvatkə/

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схватка is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… это та схватка которая не была что людям …”

meanings of схватка

noun:

Contraction (a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth).
Skirmish, fight, combat, encounter.
Scuffle, squabble.

схватка frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word схватка occurs in russian on average 1 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.