The spelling of "dan hausel" can be explained through the use of IPA phonetic transcription. The first word, "dan," is pronounced /dæn/ and the second word, "hausel," is pronounced /haʊzəl/. "Dan" is spelled with the letters D-A-N, with the "a" being pronounced as the short "a" sound. "Hausel" is spelled with the letters H-A-U-S-E-L, with the "au" being pronounced as the diphthong /aʊ/ and the final syllable being pronounced with a short "uh" sound.