The word "KANUP" can be spelled using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as /kænʌp/. The first syllable, "kan", is pronounced with the short 'a' sound as in "cat" followed by the schwa sound 'u', making it sound like "kan-uh". The second syllable, "up", is pronounced with the short 'u' sound as in "run". Together, the word is pronounced as "kan-uhp" with the stress on the first syllable. The spelling of the word "KANUP" follows traditional English spelling rules, where the letters in the word represent the sounds pronounced in the word.