Bastarache is a French surname that is pronounced as "bæstəræʃ". The IPA phonetic transcription of this word shows that "b" is pronounced as "b", "æ" as "a" in "cat", "s" as "s", "t" as "t", "ə" as "uh" in "sofa", "r" as rolled "r", "æ" as "a" in "cat", and "ʃ" as "sh". The spelling of this word may seem complex for non-Francophones, but the IPA phonetic transcription helps in understanding its pronunciation.