The name "Chaunte" is spelled with six letters and pronounced shawn-tay. The IPA phonetic transcription for this name is /ʃɔnt/. The first syllable starts with the "sh" sound, represented by the phoneme /ʃ/. The second syllable has the "aw" diphthong, represented by the phoneme /ɔ/. Finally, the third syllable has the "nt" consonant cluster, represented by the phonemes /nt/. The spelling of the name reflects its French origin, where "-te" is a common feminine ending.