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How many phonemes in the word spoil?

The word "spoil" has 4 phonemes. Here's why:

* s - /s/

* p - /p/

* oy - /ɔɪ/ (this is a single phoneme, a diphthong, representing the combined sound of "oi")

* l - /l/

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