The spelling of the word "pridmore" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first two letters, "pr", represent a voiced bilabial plosive sound (/p/). The vowel sound is represented by the letter "i" and is pronounced as a tense high front vowel (/i/). The following consonant cluster, "dm", is pronounced as a voiced alveolar nasal (/d/) followed by a voiced bilabial nasal (/m/). Finally, the ending vowel sound is represented by the letter "ore" and is pronounced as a diphthong (/ɔr/).