* h - /h/
* i - /ɪ/
* p - /p/
* p - /p/
* o - /ɒ/
* t - /t/
* ə - /ə/
* m - /m/
* ə - /ə/
* s - /s/
* ə - /ə/
Therefore, "hippopotamus" has 11 phonemes.
* h - /h/
* i - /ɪ/
* p - /p/
* p - /p/
* o - /ɒ/
* t - /t/
* ə - /ə/
* m - /m/
* ə - /ə/
* s - /s/
* ə - /ə/
Therefore, "hippopotamus" has 11 phonemes.