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How many phonemes in the word finger?

The word "finger" has 5 phonemes. Here's the breakdown:

* f - /f/

* i - /ɪ/

* n - /n/

* g - /ɡ/

* er - /ər/

The "er" at the end acts as a single phoneme, representing the sound of "er" as in "her" or "fur".

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