The spelling of the phrase "put electric chair" can be broken down using IPA phonetic transcription. "Put" is spelled /pʊt/, with the initial sound being a voiceless bilabial plosive. "Electric" is spelled /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/, with the stress falling on the second syllable and the second-to-last sound being an unstressed schwa. Finally, "chair" is spelled /tʃɛr/, with the first sound being a voiceless postalveolar affricate and the second sound being an open-mid front unrounded vowel.