The spelling of "Goffney" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first sound in the word is the voiced velar stop /ɡ/. The second sound is the open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔ/, followed by the voiceless labial-palatal fricative /f/. The fourth sound is the voiced nasopalatal approximant /nj/, and the final sound is the schwa /ə/. The spelling of "Goffney" reflects the sounds of the word in English phonetics, which can vary depending on regional accents and dialects.