how to pronounce шпион

/ʂpʲɪˈon/

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шпион is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

pʲ

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

“… третий те выстукивать как шпион вот а в …”

meanings of шпион

noun:

Spy.

шпион frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word шпион 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.