The word "Vaughns" is spelled with the letter combination "au" which makes a sound similar to the "aw" in "saw". The IPA phonetic transcription for the word is /vɑːnz/. The symbol /v/ indicates the sound made by the letter "v", while /ɑː/ represents the "aw" sound. The final letter "s" is also pronounced in this case. As such, "Vaughns" is a phonetically distinct name that's easy to differentiate from other similar-sounding words.