The proper noun "John Sanborn Phillips" is spelled /dʒɑn ˈsænbɔrn ˈfɪlɪps/. In the IPA phonetic transcription, the first syllable "John" is represented with a voiced dental fricative "dʒ", followed by a short "ɑ" vowel and an "n" consonant. The second and third syllables both contain the stressed "ɔ" vowel, with "Sanborn" starting with a voiceless alveolar fricative "s" and "Phillips" starting with a voiceless labiodental fricative "f". The word ends with a voiceless alveolar plosive "p" followed by a voiceless alveolar fricative "s".