The word "gershman" is spelled with the letters G-E-R-S-H-M-A-N. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is pronounced as /ˈɡɜːrʃmən/. The "g" is pronounced as a voiced velar stop, while the "e" is pronounced as a short, open-mid front unrounded vowel. The "r" is pronounced as an alveolar approximant, and the "sh" is pronounced as a voiceless postalveolar fricative. The "m" is pronounced as a bilabial nasal, and the "a" is pronounced as a short, lower-mid front unrounded vowel, followed by a voiced velar nasal. Finally, the "n" is pronounced as a voiced alveolar nasal.