The word "ex tents" is spelled with a silent letter "c" in the middle, which can make it confusing to spell. Its IPA phonetic transcription is /ɛks tɛnts/. The letters "ex" represent the sound /ɛks/ (as in "extra"), while "tents" is pronounced as /tɛnts/ (as in "tense"). The silent "c" in the middle is there to indicate that the preceding "e" should be pronounced as /ɛ/ rather than /e/ (as in "exact"). This word is commonly misspelled as "extents" due to the silent "c".