The spelling of the word "hagberg" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation as /ˈhæɡbərg/. This indicates that the first syllable is pronounced with the "h" sound followed by "a" as in "hat", while the "g" is a hard sound as in "goat". The second syllable is pronounced with an unstressed "bə" sound like "up" or "uh", followed by the hard "g" sound again, and finally stressing on the "berg" part, pronounced as "berk" with a silent "g".