The correct spelling of the word "khaba" in English is "khāba." This word is pronounced using the IPA phonetic transcription as /kʰɑːbə/. The "kh" sound is a voiceless velar fricative, as in the word "loch," followed by a long "a." The "b" is a voiced bilabial stop, and the final sound is a schwa, represented by an upside-down "e." In some dialects of English, the "kh" sound at the beginning of the word may be pronounced as a voiced velar fricative, /ɣ/.