The spelling of the word "hotaling" can be explained through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word is pronounced as /hoʊtəlɪŋ/, where the first syllable is pronounced as "hoe" and the second syllable is pronounced as "tuh". The third and fourth syllables "ling" are pronounced as "ling" with a hard "L" sound. The spelling of "hotaling" follows the typical English spelling conventions where the letter "H" is pronounced as "huh" and the letter "O" is pronounced as "oh".