how to pronounce дьявол

/ˈdʲjavəɫ/

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дьявол is pronounced in two syllables

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dʲ

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

“… сантуш коррупционный дьявол во плоти а …”

meanings of дьявол

noun:

Devil.
Devil, insidious person.

name:

Devil.

interjection:

Dammit.

дьявол frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word дьявол occurs in russian on average 6.4 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.