The spelling of the phrase "pick bill" is straightforward when we look at its individual sounds through IPA phonetic transcription. "Pick" is spelled /pɪk/ while "bill" is spelled as /bɪl/. The first word starts with the voiceless plosive /p/ and ends with the unvoiced velar plosive /k/. The second word starts with the voiced bilabial plosive /b/ and ends with the unvoiced alveolar lateral approximant /l/. Together, they create a common phrase used to describe dividing costs equally between a group.