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How many phonemes are in the word through?

The word "through" has 5 phonemes.

Here's the breakdown:

* θ - the "th" sound at the beginning

* r - the "r" sound in the middle

* u - the "oo" sound

* ː - the long vowel sound

* /ˈ/ - the stress mark

It's important to remember that phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language, not letters. So, although the word "through" is spelled with 7 letters, it only has 5 distinct sounds.

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