The word "Neckweed" is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /nɛk wiːd/. The first syllable, "Neck", is pronounced with an open-mid front unrounded vowel sound (e) followed by a velar plosive (k). The second syllable, "weed", is pronounced with a long high front tense vowel (iː) and a voiced alveolar plosive (d). The spelling of the word is straight-forward and phonetically representative of its pronunciation.