The spelling of the word "strothers" contains the phonetic sounds /strəðərz/. The initial sound is a voiceless alveolar fricative /s/, followed by a consonant cluster made of a voiceless alveolar fricative /t/ and a voiced alveolar fricative /r/. Then comes a schwa sound /ə/ followed by a voiced dental fricative /ð/. Finally, the word ends with a voiced alveolar fricative /z/. In English, the spelling of words can be tricky, but using phonetic transcription can help understand their pronunciation.