how to pronounce трудность

/ˈtrudnəsʲtʲ/

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трудность is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… вот это моя была трудность сына я …”

meanings of трудность

noun:

Difficulty (state of being difficult).
Obstacle, problem, trouble.

трудность frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word трудность occurs in russian on average 3.7 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.