The word "gants" is a plural form of the noun "gant," which is a French word meaning "glove." In English, it is often used to refer to a pair of gloves. The spelling of the word is phonetically transcribed as /gænts/. The /g/ sound is followed by the short vowel /æ/ sound, and then the consonant cluster /nts/, with the letters "ts" representing the sound of the voiceless alveolar affricate. In summary, "gants" is pronounced as /gænts/ and refers to a pair of gloves in the French language.