The spelling of the word "kiveton" has caused confusion due to its irregular pronunciation. The IPA phonetic transcription shows that the "ki-" is pronounced as /kaɪ/ like "sigh" or "buy", while the "-ve-" is pronounced as /vɛ/ like "red" or "get". The "-ton" is pronounced as /tən/ like "ton" or "done". Thus, the correct pronunciation of "kiveton" is /kaɪvɛtən/. It's important to understand the IPA phonetic transcription in order to accurately pronounce and spell words with unusual letter combinations.