Nusbaum is a common surname that is pronounced as "nooz-bawm". The word "Nusbaum" is spelled using the letter "N" followed by the letters "U", "S" and "B", and finally the letters "A" and "U" with an "M" at the end. In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the pronunciation of "Nusbaum" would be transcribed as /ˈnuːsbɔːm/. This transcription shows that the "oo" sound is pronounced as a long vowel, while the "b" is pronounced with a voiced sound.
The word "Nusbaum" is of German origin. It is a compound word, derived from "Nuss" meaning "nut" and "Baum" meaning "tree" in German. Therefore, "Nusbaum" translates to "nut tree" in English.