According to the IPA phonetic transcription, "Laverine" is pronounced /ləˈvɛriːn/. The first syllable is pronounced with a schwa sound, followed by a stress on the second syllable with a long "e" sound. The word does not follow traditional English spelling rules, which could lead to confusion when spelling it. It may be helpful to remember that the "e" after the "v" makes a long "e" sound and the last syllable is pronounced like "-ine" in words like "routine" or "sardine".