The word "Baucom" is a surname that is pronounced as /ˈbɔːkəm/. The first syllable, "bau", is pronounced with an open-mid back rounded vowel sound represented by /ɔː/. The second syllable, "com", is pronounced with a short "o" sound represented by /ɒ/ and followed by a consonant "k" sound represented by /k/. The spelling of this word follows English phonetic rules, with the "au" representing the /ɔː/ sound and the "c" representing the /k/ sound.