How many phonemes are there in the word teacher?

Answer 1

This depends on the country and region.

In American English, wherever there is a strong rhotic accent, there are five distinct speech sounds - t / ea / ch/ e / r.

However, in non-rhotic accents such as Australian English, for example, there are just four, as the "r" is not emphasised, and the final two letters from a schwa, or unstressed syllable with a single speech sound. The phonemes are t / ea / ch/ er.

Answer 2

There are six phonemes in the word "teacher": /t/, /ee/, /ch/, /er/.