how to pronounce сфинкс

/sfʲinks/

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сфинкс is pronounced in one syllable

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fʲ

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

“… тот же самый сфинкс в этом очень очень …”

meanings of сфинкс

noun:

Sphynx.
Sphinx.

сфинкс frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word сфинкс occurs in russian on average 0.7 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.