The spelling of the word "Shelbrina" follows the English language's phonetic system, which associates sounds with particular letters. The word can be phonetically transcribed as /ʃɛl'braɪnə/, where the stressed syllable is "brai." The letter "sh" at the beginning stands for the voiceless palato-alveolar fricative sound /ʃ/. The letters "el" produce the sound /ɛl/. The letters "bri" represent the syllables in which the voiced bilabial fricative sound /b/ and the front vowel sound /aɪ/ are combined. Finally, the letter "na" stands for the sound /nə/.