The spelling of the word "Ecardines" follows the basic conventions of English spelling, with its pronunciation represented through its IPA phonetic transcription: ɪˈkɑrdinz. The word is spelled with an initial "E" followed by the common prefix "card", represented as "car", and the suffix "-dines", pronounced as "dinez". The pronunciation of "card" uses the "ar" sound, while "dines" uses the "i" sound followed by the "n" sound and a "z" sound for the "s" at the end of the word.