Horslea, a surname, is pronounced as /hɔː(r)zliː/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The initial sound is a voiceless h sound followed by an open back rounded vowel represented by ɔː. The r sound is pronounced with a slight trill, and the following z sound represents a voiced postalveolar fricative. The final sounds are a long e vowel and a voiced alveolar lateral approximant pronounced as /liː/. The spelling of Horslea reflects the English language's irregular spelling rules and historical influences.