The word "harting" is spelled with the letter "a" instead of "e" even though it sounds like "herting." This is because the "ar" sound is represented by the letter "a" in English. The IPA phonetic transcription for "harting" is /ˈhɑːrtɪŋ/. The first sound is the "h" sound, followed by the "ar" sound represented by the symbol "ɑː", then the "t" sound and the "ih" sound represented by "ɪ", and finally the "ng" sound represented by "ŋ".