The spelling of the word "bezborodov" which means "beardless" in Russian can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word can be written as /bʲɪzˈboro̞dəf/. The first letter "b" stands for the consonant /b/, followed by the vowel /ɪ/ pronounced as the "i" in sit. The next two letters "z" and "b" represent the consonants /z/ and /b/ respectively. The last three letters "o", "r" and "dov" form the syllable /o̞rdo̞f/ with the vowel pronounced as the "o" in fork.