The word "MELUSHA" is spelled with six letters: /m/, /ɛ/, /l/, /u/, /ʃ/, and /ə/. The first letter, /m/, represents the consonant sound at the beginning of the word. /ɛ/ represents the vowel sound in "bed" or "let". /l/ represents the consonant sound at the beginning of the second syllable. /u/ represents the vowel sound in "blue" or "glue". /ʃ/ represents the consonant sound at the end of the second syllable. Finally, /ə/ represents a very short, unstressed vowel sound, known as the schwa, at the end of the word.