The spelling of the word "hobgood" can be explained through IPA phonetic transcription. The pronunciation of the word is /ˈhɑːbɡʊd/ which can be broken down into four distinct phonemes. The first phoneme being /h/ represents the unvoiced glottal fricative sound. The second phoneme /ɑː/ denotes the open back unrounded vowel sound. The third phoneme /b/ represents the voiced bilabial plosive sound. Lastly, the phoneme /ɡʊd/ denotes the voiced velar plosive sound followed by the voiced bilabial plosive sound.