The word "snonty" is a non-standard English word and therefore its spelling is not governed by any universally accepted rules. The IPA phonetic transcription of snonty is /snɒnti/. The sound of the initial consonant ‘sn’ is represented by /sn/ which is pronounced as two separate sounds, /s/ and /n/. The vowel in the middle of the word is represented by /ɒ/ which is similar to the ‘o’ sound in the word ‘pot’. Finally, the last two letters ‘ty’ are pronounced as a single syllable – /ti/.