The word "NRAOTUC" is a peculiar combination of letters that leave many people puzzled as to how it's pronounced. The correct spelling of this word is "counter" which is pronounced /kaʊntər/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The letters "NRAOTUC" are reorganized to form the word. The sound /ka/ is produced by the letters "NRA", the sound /ʊ/ is represented by the letter "O", while the sound /ntər/ is represented by the letters "TU" and "C". The English language is full of such odd spellings and pronunciations.