The spelling of "Philip Barrow" can be explained with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonetic transcription. "Philip" is spelled /ˈfɪlɪp/ where the first sound /f/ is a voiceless labiodental fricative, followed by the vowel /ɪ/ as in "sit", and then the voiced consonant /l/. The final sound, /p/, is a voiceless bilabial plosive. "Barrow" is spelled /ˈbærəʊ/, where the first sound, /b/, is a voiced bilabial plosive, followed by the vowel /æ/ as in "cat", then the voiced alveolar approximant /r/, and finally the diphthong /əʊ/ as in "go".