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Deciet or deceit?

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

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deciet

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Correct spelling: deceit. Misspelling: deciet.

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

Memory tip

E before I after C: de-C-EI-t.

Why people write “deciet”

The misspelling “deciet” 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 deceit automatic.

What does “deceit” mean?

deceit noun

  1. the quality of being fraudulent

    Synonyms:fraudulence

  2. a misleading falsehood

    Synonyms:misrepresentationdeception

  3. the act of deceiving

    Synonyms:deceptiondissemblingdissimulation

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Deceit” in a sentence

  • The plan was built on deceit.

Is “deceit” a playable word?

d 2e 1c 3e 1i 1t 1

9 points in Scrabble · 10 in Words With Friends

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

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

Deceit: quick answers

Is it deciet or deceit?
The correct spelling is deceit. “deciet” 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 deceit?
E before I after C: de-C-EI-t.
What does deceit mean?
Deceit means: the quality of being fraudulent.