The spelling of the word "Afflerbach" may seem complicated at first glance, but it can be broken down using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The initial "a" is pronounced as the short "a" sound, followed by a double "f" which represents the sound /f/. The next syllable contains the letters "l" and "e" which together create the sound /l/. The final syllable contains the vowel sound /ə/ or schwa, followed by the sound /b/ and /a/ pronounced as a short "a". Therefore, the correct spelling of "Afflerbach" is phonetically represented as /əflɚbæk/.