Stansburghe is a surname that is spelled with a unique combination of letters that can be difficult to decode. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the word can be broken down into its individual sounds. The beginning "st" consonant cluster is pronounced with a voiceless alveolar fricative "s" sound and a voiceless alveolar stop "t" sound. The "an" vowel sound is pronounced with a low central vowel "æ" sound, while the "sb" consonant cluster is pronounced with a voiceless bilabial fricative "f" sound and a voiceless alveolar stop "t" sound. The final "urghe" portion of the word is pronounced with a rounded open-mid back vowel "ʌ" sound, a voiced velar fricative "ɣ" sound, and a voiceless glottal fricative "h" sound.