Here's why it's tricky:
* The number of letters in an alphabet is not always the same as the number of sounds. Languages like English have a lot of letters that can represent different sounds depending on their position in a word (like "c" in "cat" vs "city").
* Some alphabets have more letters but fewer distinct sounds. For example, the Korean alphabet (Hangul) has 24 letters, but when you consider vowel combinations, it actually has 40 distinct sounds.
Let me know if you'd like to explore other interesting alphabet facts!