"TIFBETA" is a made-up word with no inherent meaning. In terms of spelling, it can be broken down into six phonemes, as represented by the IPA phonetic transcription: /t/ /ɪ/ /f/ /b/ /ɛ/ /tə/. The first sound is a voiceless alveolar stop, followed by a lax vowel sound. The third and fourth sounds are voiceless labiodental fricatives, and the fifth sound is a lax mid-front vowel. The word ends with a schwa, an unstressed and neutral vowel sound.