fingered
/ˈfɪŋɡɚd/adjective, verb
fingered is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fingered means “Having fingers (of the specified kind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fingered?
| Letters | 8: F-I-N-G-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fingered?
Fingered appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fingered?
- UK /ˈfɪŋɡəd/
- US /ˈfɪŋɡɚd/
Fingered has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fingered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does fingered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having fingers (of the specified kind).
- 2
Synonym of digitate.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of finger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fingered come from?
From finger + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).