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How many phonemes in the word hammer?

The word "hammer" has 5 phonemes.

Here's the breakdown:

* h /h/

* a /æ/

* m /m/

* m /m/ (this is a doubled consonant, but it's only counted once)

* er /ər/ (this is a diphthong, a combination of two vowel sounds)

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