The spelling of the phrase "told difference" may seem a bit confusing at first, but it becomes clearer when broken down phonetically. The initial sound is the voiceless dental fricative "θ", as in the word "thin". This is followed by the vowel sound "oʊ", as in the word "go". The final sound is the voiced alveolar fricative "z", as in the word "haze". Altogether, the proper spelling is "told difference", pronounced /toʊld ˈdɪfrəns/.