* el - /ɛl/ (one phoneme)
* e - /ɪ/ (one phoneme)
* ph - /f/ (one phoneme)
* a - /æ/ (one phoneme)
* n - /n/ (one phoneme)
* t - /t/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, there are 6 phonemes in the word "elephant".
* el - /ɛl/ (one phoneme)
* e - /ɪ/ (one phoneme)
* ph - /f/ (one phoneme)
* a - /æ/ (one phoneme)
* n - /n/ (one phoneme)
* t - /t/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, there are 6 phonemes in the word "elephant".