The word "PAUS" is spelled with three letters: P-A-U-S. In phonetic transcription, it is /paʊs/. The first sound is the voiceless bilabial stop, represented by the letter "P" and pronounced by closing the lips and releasing a puff of air. The second sound is the diphthong /aʊ/, represented by the letters "AU" and pronounced as a combination of the vowel sounds in "out" and "cow". The final sound is the voiceless alveolar fricative, represented by the letter "S" and pronounced by hissing air through the mouth.