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How many phonemes are in the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

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

* s - 1 phoneme

* uu - 1 phoneme (the two 'u's make one sound)

* p - 1 phoneme

* er - 1 phoneme

* k - 1 phoneme

* æ - 1 phoneme (the 'a' in 'cat')

* l - 1 phoneme

* i - 1 phoneme

* f - 1 phoneme

* r - 1 phoneme

* æ - 1 phoneme

* d - 1 phoneme

* ʒ - 1 phoneme (the 's' sound in 'vision')

* ɪ - 1 phoneme (the 'i' in 'bit')

* l - 1 phoneme

* ɪ - 1 phoneme

* st - 1 phoneme (the 'st' makes one sound)

* ɪ - 1 phoneme

* k - 1 phoneme

* s - 1 phoneme

* p - 1 phoneme

* i - 1 phoneme

* æ - 1 phoneme

* l - 1 phoneme

* i - 1 phoneme

* d - 1 phoneme

* - 1 phoneme (the 'ow' in 'cow')

* ʃ - 1 phoneme (the 'sh' in 'ship')

* ə - 1 phoneme (the 'uh' in 'about')

* s - 1 phoneme

Total: 34 phonemes

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