how to pronounce хер

/xʲer/

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the above transcription of хер 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.

хер is pronounced in one syllable

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xʲ

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

“… как вытащи хер его знает …”

meanings of хер

noun:

The name of the letter Х, х.
Dick, cock.
Dick, contemptible person.

хер frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word хер occurs in russian on average 1.9 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.