The spelling of the word "market mammy" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word is pronounced /ˈmɑːkɪt ˈmæmi/ and refers to a woman who sells goods in a market. The first syllable, "market," is pronounced with a long "aa" sound, while the second syllable, "mammy," has a short "a" sound. The word's spelling follows the common English pattern of using the letter "m" to represent the /m/ sound and "y" to represent the /i/ sound at the end of "mammy".