The word "witten" is spelled with two t's in the middle, and has a long vowel sound in the first syllable. The IPA phonetic transcription for "witten" is /ˈwɪt(ə)n/. The ˈ symbol denotes stress on the first syllable, the /w/ sound is pronounced at the beginning, followed by the short /ɪ/ sound, then the double /t/ sound, and finally the /ən/ sound at the end. "Witten" is a past participle of the verb "write," meaning to have written something.