The word "russi" is spelled with two S's and an I vowel sound in between, as represented by the IPA phonetic transcription: /ˈrʌsi/. The first S represents the voiceless alveolar fricative sound, the U represents the short u vowel sound, the second S represents the same fricative sound, and the final I represents the long e vowel sound. This spelling is used in the English language to refer to multiple individuals or things from Russia.