How Do You Spell HAZELBAKER?

Pronunciation: [hˈe͡ɪzɪlbˌe͡ɪkə] (IPA)

The spelling of "hazelbaker" is not intuitive but can be explained using IPA phonetic transcription. The "h" at the beginning of the word is pronounced as a voiceless glottal fricative symbolized by /h/. The "a" sound in the first syllable is a short vowel sound represented by /æ/. The "z" sound is pronounced as a voiced alveolar fricative, /z/. The "e" in the second syllable is pronounced as a short vowel sound, /ɛ/. The "l" is pronounced as a voiced alveolar lateral approximant, /l/. The final syllable has a long "a" sound, /eɪ/, and ends with a voiceless alveolar stop, /k/.