The word "zemke" is spelled with a "z" and an "e" followed by an "m" and a "k" and ending with an "e". In IPA phonetic transcription, this word would be spelled /zɛmk/. The "z" represents the voiced alveolar fricative sound, the "ɛ" represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel sound, the "m" represents the bilabial nasal sound, and the "k" represents the voiceless velar stop sound. The final "e" represents a schwa sound, which is a neutral vowel sound often located at the end of a word.