Sipryan is a word that seems to have no clear explanation for its spelling. Looking closely at the word, we can break it down into its phonetic transcription: /sɪˈpɹaɪən/. The first syllable, /sɪ/, is spelled with an "s" and "i". The second syllable, /pɹaɪ/, is spelled with a "p", then the vowel sound of "ai" which is usually spelled as "e-i", and then the sound "r" which is not represented in the phonetic transcription. The final syllable, /ən/, is spelled with an "a" and "n".