Ukrainian Alphabet

Context

The Ukrainian alphabet is the set of letters used to write Ukrainian, based on Cyrillic and comprising 33 letters. ^{[1] [2]} It serves as the standard writing system for Ukrainian, the official language of Ukraine. ^[1] The modern form has existed since the end of the 19th century, with older spelling forms used before 1933. ^{[1] [3]} Three letters—Ґ, Є, and Ї—are unique to Ukrainian, distinguishing it from the Russian alphabet. ^{[2] [3]} The alphabet is commonly confused with the Cyrillic alphabet and the Russian alphabet, though Ukrainian uses Cyrillic with distinct characters. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}