"MILPOZ" is a six-letter word that may seem unfamiliar to many English speakers. However, when transcribed phonetically using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), its spelling becomes clearer. It is pronounced as /mɪlpɑz/ and consists of four distinct sounds: the voiced bilabial stop /m/, the lax lax front unrounded vowel /ɪ/, the voiceless bilabial stop /p/, and the open back unrounded vowel /ɑ/ followed by the voiceless alveolar fricative /z/. Though its meaning may still be a mystery, its pronunciation is now easily understood.