how to pronounce шерсть

/ʂɛrsʲtʲ/

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шерсть is pronounced in one syllable

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sʲ

tʲ

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

“… и по то что там есть в 1601 шерсть или …”

meanings of шерсть

noun:

Wool (hair of an animal used to make clothing).
Fur, hair (animal hair or human body hair; contrast волосы and мех).
Woollen cloth, worsted, wadding.

шерсть frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word шерсть occurs in russian on average 29.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.