The spelling of the word "went seed" refers to the colloquial term for the phrase "gone to seed," which describes something that has reached a state of decline or deterioration. In IPA phonetic transcription, this phrase would be spelled as /wɛnt sid/, with the first syllable rhyming with "tent" and the second syllable rhyming with "peed." The use of colloquial phrases like "went seed" is a common feature of informal speech in many dialects of English.