The spelling of the word "is scene" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable "is" is pronounced with a short i sound /ɪ/ followed by a voiced sibilant consonant /z/. The second syllable "scene" is pronounced with a long e sound /iː/ followed by an unvoiced sibilant consonant /s/. Therefore, the IPA phonetic transcription for "is scene" is /ɪz siːn/, with emphasis on the first syllable. This spelling could easily be mistaken for "ice scene," so careful pronunciation is important.