The spelling of the word "Zukerman" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The first letter "Z" is pronounced as /z/, followed by the "u" sound represented by /ʊ/. The "k" is pronounced as /k/, while the "erm" is pronounced as /ɜːrm/. Lastly, the last two letters "an" are pronounced as a nasalized /æn/. Therefore, the correct spelling of "Zukerman" can be represented phonetically as /zʊkɜːrmæn/.