how to pronounce балл

/baɫ/

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балл is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… это еще еще никто их не где балл за это …”

meanings of балл

noun:

Mark, grade, score.
A ball used in the process of voting.
Point.

балл frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word балл occurs in russian on average 3.2 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.