The Russian small letterб (be) is similar (but not identical) in shape to thedigit 6. Its lowercase form also somewhat resembles a lowercase letterB ("b"), the letter to which it corresponds in the Latin alphabet. After all, the lowercase letterB ("b") developed from scribal alterations to the capital letterB ("B"), just as б did from scribal alterations to the capital letterВ ("Ve").
InRussian andBulgarian, the letter Be generally represents thevoiced bilabial plosive/b/, but word-finally or before a voicelessconsonant, it also represents the voiceless[p]. Before apalatalizing vowel, it represents/bʲ/. InMacedonian, the letter represents the sound/b/, but if it is in the final position of the word, it is pronounced as/p/, like inлеб/lɛp/ ('bread').
