Mescher is a surname, with a pronunciation of /ˈmɛʃər/. The phonetic transcription displays how the word is pronounced, with "m" pronounced as a nasal consonant followed by the "eh" and "sh" pronounced in a single syllable. The vowel "e" is pronounced as a short "e", followed by the consonant "r" making it a one-syllable word. The spelling of the word is consistent with the English spelling rules which maintain that the letters 'c' and 'h' must come together to create a 'ch' sound.