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Concieve or conceive?

Did you mean conceive? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: conceive. Misspelling: concieve.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

E before I after C: con-C-EI-ve.

Why people write “concieve”

The misspelling “concieve” is only one letter off: it writes IE instead of EI, the classic "i before e" trap.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make conceive automatic.

What does “conceive” mean?

conceive verb

  1. have the idea for

    “He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients”

    Synonyms:gestateconceptualizeconceptualise

  2. judge or regard; look upon; judge

    “I think he is very smart”

    Synonyms:thinkbelieveconsider

  3. become pregnant; undergo conception

    “She cannot conceive”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Conceive” in a sentence

  • It's hard to conceive of a world without music.
  • He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients.
  • I think he is very smart.
  • She cannot conceive.

Is “conceive” a playable word?

c 3o 1n 1c 3e 1i 1v 4e 1

15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“concieve” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CONCEIVE.

Conceive: quick answers

Is it concieve or conceive?
The correct spelling is conceive. “concieve” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell conceive?
E before I after C: con-C-EI-ve.
What does conceive mean?
Conceive means: have the idea for.