The word "STIER" is a German word that is often misspelled as "STEIR". The correct phonetic transcription of "STIER" is /ʃtiːɐ/. The "ST" at the beginning is pronounced as "SH" in English, while the "IE" in the word is pronounced as "EE". The final "R" is pronounced in a guttural fashion, similar to the French "R". Therefore, if one is attempting to spell the word "STIER" correctly, it is important to remember the correct pronunciation using the IPA phonetic transcription.