The word "zoropteron" is spelled as [zɔːrɒptərɒn]. In IPA phonetic transcription, the "z" represents the voiced alveolar sibilant sound, "ɔː" is the open-mid back vowel sound, "r" is the alveolar trill sound, "ɒ" is the open back rounded vowel sound, "p" is the voiceless bilabial plosive sound, "t" is the voiceless alveolar stop sound, and "ə" is the schwa vowel sound. The word is followed by the syllable "ron" which is pronounced as [rɒn].