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How many phonemes in the word sting?

The word "sting" has four phonemes.

Here's the breakdown:

* s - /s/

* t - /t/

* i - /ɪ/

* ng - /ŋ/

The "ng" sound is considered a single phoneme, even though it is represented by two letters.

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