The spelling of the name "Ashaunta" can be explained through its phonetic transcription in IPA. The first syllable "ash" is pronounced /æʃ/, which represents the sound of the letter a in "cat" followed by the voiceless fricative sound represented by the letter sh. The second syllable "aun" is pronounced /ɔːn/, which represents the open-mid back rounded vowel sound followed by the voiced nasal consonant represented by the letter n. The final syllable "ta" is pronounced /tə/, which represents the voiceless alveolar plosive sound followed by the schwa vowel sound.