"Helsley" is a surname that is commonly spelled with an "h" at the beginning, followed by "elsley". The IPA phonetic transcription for "helsley" is /hɛlsli/. The initial "h" represents the sound /h/, which is a voiceless glottal fricative. The "e" following the "h" is pronounced as /ɛ/, which is similar to the "e" sound in the word "bell". The "ls" in the middle of the word are pronounced together as /ls/, and the final "ey" is pronounced as /li/.