The spelling of the word "Jonee" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word is pronounced as /dʒoʊni/ with the first syllable starting with the voiced postalveolar affricate /dʒ/, followed by the diphthong /oʊ/, and concluding with the unstressed vowel /i/. The spelling of "Jonee" could also be seen as a variation of the name "Johnny" or "Johnnie", which can be spelled with or without the "h". Regardless of the spelling, the pronunciation remains the same.