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How many phonemes in the word ghost?

The word "ghost" has 4 phonemes. Here's the breakdown:

* g - /g/

* h - /h/

* o - /oʊ/ (a diphthong, meaning two vowel sounds combined)

* st - /st/ (the "s" and "t" sounds together make one phoneme)

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