The spelling of the word "rieck" may seem puzzling to some, but it can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The initial sound is "r" which is represented by the IPA symbol /r/. The following sound is "i" which makes a long "e" sound, represented by the IPA symbol /i/. The final sound is "k" which is represented by the IPA symbol /k/. So together, "rieck" is pronounced as /rɪk/, with a short "i" sound and a hard "k" sound at the end.