how to pronounce следователь

/ˈsʲlʲedəvətʲɪlʲ/

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the above transcription of следователь is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

следователь is pronounced in four syllables

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sʲ

lʲ

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tʲ

lʲ

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

“… гермаков такой молодой следователь и он …”

meanings of следователь

noun:

Investigator, detective.

следователь frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word следователь occurs in russian on average 5.1 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.