The word "Cleander" might appear confusing at first glance, with its seemingly wrong order of letters. However, the spelling aligns with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. "Cleander" is pronounced as /kliːn.dər/ with the emphasis on the first syllable. The "ea" is pronounced as a long "e" sound, while the "d" is silent. The odd spelling is a result of English borrowing the name from Greek, where the name is spelled as "Kleandros."