The word "Slavena" is spelled with the letters S-L-A-V-E-N-A. In IPA phonetic transcription, it is spelled /slæˈvenə/. The first sound, /s/, is a voiceless alveolar fricative. The next sound, /l/, is a voiced alveolar lateral approximant. The /æ/ sound is a near-open front unrounded vowel followed by a voiced alveolar nasal sound, /v/. The final syllable includes the /e/ sound, which is a close-mid front unrounded vowel, and /nə/, a schwa sound followed by a voiced alveolar nasal.