how to pronounce упадок

/ʊˈpadək/

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упадок is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… бог ты можешь их под стол упадок вкусно …”

meanings of упадок

noun:

Decline, decay, decadence.
Collapse, breakdown.

упадок frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word упадок occurs in russian on average 3.2 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.