How many phonemes are in the word whatever?

Let's break down the word "whatever" to count its phonemes:

* w - /w/

* h - /h/

* a - /æ/

* t - /t/

* e - /ə/

* v - /v/

* e - /ə/

* r - /r/

There are 8 phonemes in the word "whatever".