How many phonemes are in the word neighbor?

* n - /n/

* ei - /eɪ/ (this is a diphthong, a combination of two vowel sounds)

* gh - /ɡ/ (the "gh" here is silent)

* b - /b/

* o - /ə/ (the "o" has a schwa sound here)

* r - /r/

Therefore, the word "neighbor" has 5 phonemes.