How many phonemes in the word vegetarian?

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

* v - /v/

* e - /e/

* g - /g/

* e - /e/

* t - /t/

* a - /a/

* r - /r/

* i - /i/

* a - /a/

* n - /n/

Therefore, the word "vegetarian" has 10 phonemes.