How Do You Spell BLAKES?
Pronunciation: [blˈe͡ɪks] (IPA) 
"Blakes" is a noun that refers to a surname. Its spelling follows the rules of English phonetics. The first sound, "b," is a voiced bilabial stop, followed by the "l" consonant, which is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant. The vowel "a" is pronounced as the "æ" sound, which is a front, unrounded vowel. The second "k" is a voiceless velar stop, and the final "s" is an unvoiced alveolar fricative. Altogether, "blakes" is pronounced: /bleɪks/.
