Fact · Languages and accents
Wikipedia says that alternative Russian phonetic layouts map Cyrillic letters to similar-sounding Latin letters on QWERTY and other layouts.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“in which Cyrillic letters correspond to similar-sounding Latin letters in QWERTY and other layouts”
JCUKEN (Wikipedia), Wikipedia, 2026, Lead section.
Open the original- What it measures
- A phonetic layout lets a typist who knows the English keys type Russian by sound, so the letters are not in the standard Russian positions.
- What it does not show
- The article does not say how fast phonetic layouts are to learn or whether they are slower to master than JCUKEN.