The spelling of the two-word term "wade bird" is straightforward, but its phonetic transcription requires a bit of nuance. In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), the first syllable of "wade" is transcribed as [weɪd], featuring a diphthong sound that combines /eɪ/ (as in "say") and /ɪ/ (as in "sit"). The second syllable is transcribed as [bɜ:d], featuring the stressed vowel /ɜ:/ (as in "bird") and a final voiced consonant /d/. Altogether, "wade bird" is pronounced as [weɪd bɜ:d] in IPA.