"Caput agium" is a Latin phrase that means "head of age." When spelled phonetically using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the word is pronounced as "kæpʊt eɪdʒiəm." In this spelling, the "c" is pronounced as /k/, the "u" as /ʊ/, the "a" as /æ/, and the "g" as a soft /dʒ/ sound. The "i" is pronounced as a long /eɪ/ sound, and the final "um" is pronounced as /iəm/. Understanding IPA phonetic transcriptions can greatly help in accurately pronouncing unfamiliar words.