The spelling of the word "digman" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription. The word is pronounced as /ˈdɪɡmən/, where the symbol ˈ indicates stress on the first syllable. The "d" at the beginning represents the voiced dental consonant, followed by the "i" sound pronounced as the short vowel /ɪ/. The "g" sound is a voiced velar consonant, followed by another short "i" sound. Finally, the word ends with the unstressed "mən" sound, where "m" is the voiced bilabial nasal consonant.