The word "Patout" is a surname that is pronounced as "pəˈtu". The phonetic transcription of the word is written as /pəˈtu/. The first letter "P" is pronounced as "p", followed by a schwa sound "ə". The third letter "T" is pronounced as "t", and the last two letters "O" and "U" create the sound "u". Although the spelling might seem unusual, it follows standard English pronunciation rules, with a stress on the second syllable.