The word "reitz" is spelled exactly as it sounds when pronounced correctly. The IPA phonetic transcription for "reitz" is /ɹaits/. The initial letter 'r' is pronounced as a voiced alveolar trill, followed by a long 'a' sound as in 'face'. The following letter 'i' is pronounced as a short 'i' as in 'sit', and the consonant sound at the end is a voiceless alveolar fricative 's'. Overall, the phonetic transcription accurately explains the spelling of the word "reitz."