Hannity is a surname commonly associated with the American conservative commentator Sean Hannity. The spelling of the word "Hannity" can be broken down into IPA phonetic transcription, which would be: /ˈhænɪti/. The first syllable, "han", is pronounced with the "a" sounding like "an" as in "pan". The second syllable, "ni", is pronounced with a short "i" sound as in "tin". Together, the word "Hannity" is pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable and the second syllable sounding like "tee".