fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ðə spˈɛlɪŋ ʌvðə tˈaɪ wˈɜːd fɔːɹ "bˈɪɹ" tˈaɪlˌɛɾɚˈiːfˈoːɹzˈiəɹoʊ tˈaɪlˌɛɾɚˈiːwˈʌnˈeɪ tˈaɪlˌɛɾɚˈiːθɹˈiːfˈaɪv tˈaɪlˌɛɾɚˈiːtˈuːtˈuː tˈaɪlˌɛɾɚˈiːtˈuːθɹˈiː ɹᵻtˈeɪnz ɐ lˈɛɾɚ fɚðə fˈaɪnəl kˈɑːnsənənt "ˈɑːɹ" pɹˈɛzənt ɪnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wˈɜːd ɪt bˈɑːɹoʊz, bˌʌt sˈaɪlənsᵻz ɪt.
For example, the spelling of the Thai word for "beer" [เบียร์] retains a letter for the final consonant "r" present in the English word it borrows, but silences it.