The word "gouldia" is spelled with five letters: G-O-U-L-D-I-A. Using International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription, this word can be broken down into /ɡʊlˈdi.ə/. The "g" is pronounced as a voiced velar stop /ɡ/, the "ou" sound is a diphthong /ʊ/, the letter "l" is pronounced as a lateral approximant /l/, and the "d" is a voiced dental stop /d/. The "i" sound is pronounced as a lax high front vowel /ɪ/, and the final letter "a" is pronounced as a schwa /ə/.