The word "Hohnstein" is spelled as /ˈhoːnʃtaɪn/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The first sound represented by /h/ is a voiceless glottal fricative. The next sound is an elongated /o/ which is followed by a nasal /n/ and a voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/. The last two sounds are a /t/ and an /aɪn/. "Hohnstein" is a German word that refers to a castle in the Saxon Switzerland region in Germany.