None.
The word "cat" has 3 phonemes: /k/ /æ/ /t/.
The letters in 'cat' will spell a, act, and at.
"My cat is very sneaky and mischievous." "A domestic cat has many of the instincts of a lion or tiger."
3
I can make four. How many can you make?
There are 4; Cat-a-strof-ic
act
The word dedicated has four syllables. Ded-i-cat-ed.
There are 4; Cat-a-strof-ic
C A T has three characters.
cat
There are three phonemes (speech sounds) in the word 'cat'. They are c / a / t. Each of these letters forms a different sound, which is what a phoneme is.