How Do You Spell HAAKIN?
Pronunciation: [hˈɑːkɪn] (IPA) 
The word "Haakin" is an interesting example of a word whose spelling might not follow the usual phonetic rules. In IPA phonetic transcription, "Haakin" is pronounced /ˈhɑːkɪn/. From this transcription, we can see that the 'aa' combination produces the /ɑː/ sound, whereas the 'a' in the final syllable is pronounced as /ə/. The 'k' and 'n' sounds are pronounced as expected based on their letters, but the 'i' is pronounced as a short /ɪ/ sound rather than a long /aɪ/ sound as we might expect.
