How many phonemes in the word name?

Answer 1

3 if you count the vowel sound (which is the diphthong e-i) as one phoneme, which is standard. N-ei-m.

There are 4 letters in the word but only three sounds. Phonemes are sound units not letters: the word "though" has six letters but only two phonemes.

Answer 2

The word "name" has 3 phonemes: /n/ /ey/ /m/.