The spelling of the word "fingered in pie" can be explained through its International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription as /ˈfɪŋɡərd ɪn paɪ/. The first syllable "fin-" is pronounced with the consonant sound /f/ and vowel sound /ɪ/, while the second syllable "-ger-" has the consonant sound /ɡ/ and vowel sound /ər/. The final syllable "-ed" has the sound /d/ for the past tense, followed by the preposition "in" and the noun "pie", pronounced with the vowel sound /aɪ/.