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How many phonemes sounds are in the word balloon?

The word "balloon" has 6 phonemes. Here's the breakdown:

* b - /b/

* a - /æ/

* l - /l/

* oo - /u/ (this is a single phoneme, even though it's written with two letters)

* n - /n/

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