How many phonemes are in difficult?

Let's break down the word "difficult" to count the phonemes:

* d - /d/

* i - /ɪ/

* f - /f/

* i - /ɪ/

* c - /k/

* u - /u/

* l - /l/

* t - /t/

Therefore, there are 8 phonemes in the word "difficult".