The word "Blurton" is a proper noun that refers to a village and an electoral ward within the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. To explain the spelling of this word using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the first syllable "Blur" is transcribed as /blʌr/, with a short "u" sound and an "r" pronounced but not stressed. The second syllable "ton" is transcribed as /tʌn/, with a short "u" sound and a stressed "t" sound. Together, the word "Blurton" is pronounced as /blʌrtʌn/.