how to pronounce хребет

/xrʲɪˈbʲet/

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хребет is pronounced in two syllables

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rʲ

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bʲ

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

“… но по сути это его хребет остров состоит …”

meanings of хребет

noun:

Crest (of a wave or hill), ridge, range (a chain of mountains).
Spine, spinal column, backbone (also figuratively).

хребет frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word хребет occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.