Ash has two phonemes: a-sh.
2 sounds
1
44 sounds
Two sounds
The word "stake" has four sounds: /s/ - /t/ - /ā/ - /k/.
The word "ash" can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to the powdery residue left after something is burned. As a verb, it means to turn something into ash through burning.
seven sounds
The word "an" contains 1 sound, which is the sound of the short vowel "a."
We only have 26 letters, but there are 44 speech sounds.
Three
three
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