The word "Kessinger" is spelled with a K, two S's, an E, an I, an N, a G, and an E-R. The IPA phonetic transcription for "Kessinger" is /kɛs.ɪŋ.ɡər/. The K is pronounced as /k/, the first S is pronounced as /s/, the second S is pronounced as /s/, the E is pronounced as /ɛ/, the I is pronounced as /ɪ/, the N is pronounced as /ŋ/, the G is pronounced as /ɡ/, and the E-R is pronounced as /ər/.