Characters
| Cyrillic letter | Latin look-alike | Actual pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Б | B, G, numeral 6 | /b/ as in "boy" |
| Г | Lowercase R, T, F | /ɡ/ as in "goat" |
| Д | A | /d/ as in "day" |
| Ж | X, K | /ʐ/ similar to "treasure" |
| З | E, numeral 3 | /z/ as in "zoo" |
| И | N | /i/ as in "machine" or /i/ as in "tin" |
| Л | J, JI | /l/ as in "love" |
| П | Lowercase N, H | /p/ as in "pond" |
| У | Y | /u/ as in "rule" |
| Ф | O, numeral 0 | /f/ as in "fox" |
| Ц | U, Y, V | /ts/ as in "cats" |
| Ч | Y, U | /tɕ/ similar to "check" |
| Ш | W | /ʂ/ similar to "shrunk" |
| Щ | W | /ɕɕ/ (Russian; like "sheep", but longer), ʃt͡ʃ (Ukrainian and Rusyn; like "fresh cheese"), /ʃt/ (Bulgarian; like "schtick") |
| Ы | Lowercase BL | /ɨ/ similar to "roses" in some dialects |
| Ь | Lowercase B | indicates the palatalization of the previous consonant as in "union" as opposed to "unite" |
| Э | E, numeral 3 | /ɛ/ as in "echo" |
| Ю | IO | /ju/ as in "you" |
| Я | R | /ja/ as in "yard" |
The letters А, В, Е, Ѕ*, І*, Ј*, К, М, Н, О, Р, С, Т, Ү*, Ғ*, Ѵ*, and Х are strongly homoglyphic to Latin letters, to the point that their substitution may not be noticed, unlike those listed above. If compatibility issues arise that limit mixing of scripts, these can be used with faux Cyrillic letters in lieu of their Latin counterparts. In addition, C may be replaced by Archaic Ҁ. (Letters with a *, however, are not used in the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.)
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