The word "bordwell" is spelled with seven letters and is pronounced /ˈbɔrdwɛl/. The IPA phonetic transcription for this word includes the following sounds: /b/ for the first consonant, which is a voiced bilabial plosive. Then, /ɔ/ is pronounced for the first vowel, which is an open-mid back rounded vowel. The second syllable starts with /rd/, which includes a voiced alveolar trill and a voiced alveolar approximant, and ends with /wɛl/, which includes a voiced labiovelar approximant and an unvoiced alveolar lateral fricative.