The spellings of words can be confusing, especially when they deviate from their phonetic sounds. The word "disty" is commonly pronounced as "dih-stee" with the initial sound "d" being pronounced as "dih." The phonetic transcription for "disty" is /dɪsti/ which indicates that the "i" sound is short and the "t" sound is aspirated. Despite the apparent discrepancy between spelling and pronunciation, it is important to remember that words are formed based on their etymological roots and their historical evolution.