how to pronounce щелкунчик

/ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk/

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щелкунчик is pronounced in three syllables

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1.

ɕː

2.

nʲ

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t͡ɕ

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

“… знаешь щелкунчик красивая в книжке в …”

meanings of щелкунчик

noun:

Figure nutcracker.

щелкунчик frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word щелкунчик 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.