"Grushkin" is a challenging word to spell due to its uncommon combination of letters. The word is pronounced as /ɡrʌʃ.kɪn/ which can be broken down into five phonemes. The /ɡ/ represents the voiced velar plosive sound while /r/ is the alveolar trill. The third phoneme is pronounced as /ʌ/, which is an open-mid back unrounded vowel. The letters "sh" are used to represent a voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/, and the final syllable ends with the voiced velar fricative /kɪn/. Although difficult to spell, mastering the pronunciation of "grushkin" can be achieved with practice.