The spelling of the word "anilities" can be confusing due to the presence of two silent letters. The IPA phonetic transcription reveals that the stress is placed on the second syllable, which is pronounced /naɪˈlɪtiz/. The "a" in the first syllable is pronounced as /ə/ as in the word "ago," and the letters "n" and "i" in the second syllable are pronounced as /n/ and /aɪ/ respectively. The last two letters, "t" and "ies," are pronounced as /t/ and /iz/ respectively.