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# Cyrillic Letter Ie "Е/е" is a letter in the Cyrillic alphabet used to write Russian and other Slavic languages, representing a vowel sound similar to the "ye" in "yes." It appears frequently in these languages and is essential for correct spelling and pronunciation of words.
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Ye, from Karion Istomin's alphabet book (1694)
E (Е е; italics: Е е or Е е; italics: Е е), known in Russian and Belarusian as Ye, Je, or Ie, is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In some languages this letter is called E. It commonly represents the vowel [e] or [ɛ], like the pronunciation of ⟨e⟩ in "yes". It was derived from the Greek letter epsilon (Ε ε), and the shape is very similar to the Latin letter E or another version of E (Cyrillic).