The spelling of "MIAL" can be explained with the use of IPA phonetic transcription, which represents the sounds of the word. M (m) represents the voiced bilabial nasal sound, I (i) represents the close front unrounded vowel sound, A (æ) represents the open front unrounded vowel sound, and L (l) represents the voiced alveolar lateral approximant sound. Thus, "MIAL" is spelled with the letters M-I-A-L, pronounced as /miːæl/.