The word "McCay" is a surname often spelled as it sounds. The phonetic transcription of this word is /məˈkaɪ/. The vowel sound in the first syllable is represented by the schwa sound (ə), which is a neutral vowel. The second syllable includes the long "I" sound (/aɪ/), which is produced by the combination of the vowel "a" and the consonant "y." The spelling of "McCay" thus reflects the pronunciations of its individual sounds in English phonetics.