The word abstatfarad is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /æbˈstætfəræd/. This word is a unit of measurement in electrical engineering, specifically capacitance. The spelling of abstatfarad may seem complex, but it is comprised of common phonemes found in English. The first syllable, "ab," is pronounced like "ab" in "abandoned." "Stat" is pronounced like "statue" and "farad" is pronounced like "fair" and "add." Together, "abstatfarad" represents a measure of capacitance equal to one billion statfarads.