The word "Ploeger" is spelled with the consonant cluster "pl" at the beginning, followed by the vowel sound "oe" which is in Dutch pronounced as [u], then the consonant sound "g" which is pronounced in Dutch as [x], and finally the vowel sound "er" which is pronounced in Dutch as [ɛr]. The phonetic transcription for "Ploeger" is /'plu.ɣər/. It is a Dutch surname and the spelling reflects the pronunciations of the Dutch language.