Baltzell is a surname that is pronounced as "balt-sell". In IPA phonetic transcription, it is transcribed as /bɔːltˈsɛl/. It starts with the bilabial plosive /b/, followed by the open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔː/ and the voiceless alveolar fricative /s/. The stress falls on the second syllable, which is represented by the symbol /ˈ/. The last syllable ends with the alveolar lateral approximant /l/. The orthography of Baltzell matches its phonetic transcription closely, making it a relatively easy surname to spell.