How Do You Spell BRENTJENS?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈɛntd͡ʒənz] (IPA)

The word "Brentjens" is a common surname in the Netherlands. Its phonetic transcription in IPA is /brɛntjəns/. The first syllable "brent" is pronounced with an open mid front unrounded vowel, similar to the "e" in "bed". The second syllable "jens" is pronounced with a voiced palato-alveolar affricate followed by a schwa sound. The spelling of this word follows the rules of Dutch phonology, where the letter "j" represents a sound similar to the English "y" and the letter "e" most commonly represents the schwa sound.