The spelling of the word "dukes in" may seem a bit tricky at first glance, but it becomes clearer when we turn to its phonetic transcription. In IPA, "dukes" is spelled as /djuːks/, featuring the "d" sound followed by a "y" sound represented by the "uː" symbol. Meanwhile, "in" is spelled as /ɪn/, with a short "i" sound represented by the symbol "ɪ". Therefore, when we put these two sounds together, we get the word "dukes in" spelled as /djuːks ɪn/.