The spelling of "Vandever" follows the customary English pronunciation rules. The word is comprised of three syllables, with the primary accent falling on the second syllable. The first syllable is pronounced as "væn," with the "a" sound pronounced as in "cat." The second syllable is pronounced as "duh," with the "u" sound pronounced as in "but." The final syllable is pronounced as "vər," with a schwa being a neutral and unstressed vowel sound. Therefore, the IPA phonetic transcription for "Vandever" can be represented as /ˈvæn.də.vər/.