The spelling of "did death" is fairly straightforward, though it may be confusing at first glance. The initial sound is represented by the letter "d," followed by the short "i" sound, spelled with the letter "i." The second syllable includes the consonant cluster "dth," which is represented by the letters "d" and "th." The word ends with the voiceless "th" sound, represented by the letters "t" and "h." In IPA phonetic transcription, the word is spelled /dɪd dɛθ/.