* th - /θ/ (one phoneme)
* o - /oʊ/ (one phoneme)
* r - /r/ (one phoneme)
* ou - /ʌ/ (one phoneme)
* gh - /ɡ/ (one phoneme)
* l - /l/ (one phoneme)
* y - /i/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, the word "thoroughly" has 7 phonemes.
* th - /θ/ (one phoneme)
* o - /oʊ/ (one phoneme)
* r - /r/ (one phoneme)
* ou - /ʌ/ (one phoneme)
* gh - /ɡ/ (one phoneme)
* l - /l/ (one phoneme)
* y - /i/ (one phoneme)
Therefore, the word "thoroughly" has 7 phonemes.