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How many phonemes are in the word weight?

The word "weight" has 5 phonemes. Here's the breakdown:

* w - /w/

* e - /eɪ/ (a diphthong, two sounds combined)

* i - /t/

* gh - /t/ (silent in this case, but still counts as a phoneme)

* t - /t/

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