The spelling of the word "Kalesta" is comprised of five letters and four distinct sounds. In IPA phonetic transcription, the word is spelled /kəˈlɛstə/. The first sound, /k/, is a voiceless velar stop. The second sound, /ə/, is a schwa, indicating an unstressed syllable. The third sound, /l/, is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant. The fourth sound, /ɛ/, is a mid-front unrounded vowel. The final sound, /stə/, is a cluster consisting of a voiceless alveolar fricative, /s/, and a voiceless alveolar plosive, /t/.