The word ABWRSA is spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /æbwɜrsə/. This pronunciation is made up of six different phonemes, each representing a distinct sound. The first phoneme /æ/ represents the short "a" sound as in "cat". The following phoneme /b/ represents the voiced bilabial stop consonant sound as in "bat". The next three phonemes /wɜr/ represent the unvoiced labiodental fricative, open-mid central unrounded vowel, and an alveolar trill respectively. Finally, the last phoneme /sə/ represents the "uh" sound as in "sofa".