The word "Bernau" is spelled with a "b", "e", "r", "n", "a", and "u". The phonetic transcription in IPA is /bɛʁno/. The "b" is pronounced as a voiced bilabial stop, the "e" as an open-mid front unrounded vowel, and the "r" as a voiced uvular fricative. The "n" is pronounced as a voiced alveolar nasal, the "a" as an open front unrounded vowel, and the "u" as a close back rounded vowel. The spelling of "Bernau" is influenced by the German language with an emphasis on each individual letter sound.