The word "axiferous" is spelled with the following IPA symbols: /æksɪfərəs/. The first vowel sound is the "a" sound as in "cat". The "x" sound is pronounced as a combination of "ks". The vowel sound in the second syllable is the short "i" sound, as in "sit". The final syllable starts with the "f" sound followed by the "er" sound and ends with the "əs" sound, which is pronounced as "us". This word means "bearing an axis".