The word "ellman" is often misspelled or pronounced as "elman." To understand the correct spelling, we can use International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The first syllable "ell" is pronounced as /ɛl/, which means the sound of "eh" and "l" put together. The second syllable "man" is pronounced as /mæn/, which means the sound of "m" and "a" put together, followed by "n." So, the correct spelling of the word is "ellman," not "elman."