The spelling of the word "Nerney" is not intuitive, making it important to understand the IPA phonetic transcription of the word. According to the IPA, "Nerney" is spelled as /nɜːrni/. The first sound, /n/, is a voiced alveolar nasal sound. The second sound, /ɜː/, is an open-mid central vowel sound. The third sound, /r/, is a retroflex approximant, and the last sound, /ni/, is pronounced as a diphthong with the first sound being /n/ and the second sound being /i/.