The spelling of the word "Horaz" can be better understood with the use of IPA phonetic transcription. Pronounced /hɒræz/, the word has two syllables and starts with the voiceless glottal fricative /h/. The first vowel is a short o sound /ɒ/, followed by the voiced alveolar fricative /r/. The final syllable consists of the short a sound /æ/ and the voiceless alveolar fricative /z/. With this transcription in mind, the spelling of the word "Horaz" becomes clearer.