The word "Cantoon" can be spelled as "Canton" in Standard English. The spelling "Cantoon" may indicate a regional or dialectal variation of pronunciation. The IPA phonetic transcription for "Cantoon" could be /kænˈtuːn/, with stress on the second syllable. This would indicate that the "t" in the word is pronounced as a flap or tap sound between vowels, rather than a clear /t/ as in "cat". Spelling variations may reflect differences in the way people pronounce words and emphasize particular sounds.