Reciept or receipt?
Did you mean receipt? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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reciept
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receipt
Correct spelling: receipt. Misspelling: reciept.
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Memory tip
E before I after C, plus a silent P: re-C-EI-P-t.
Why people write “reciept”
The misspelling “reciept” 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 receipt automatic.
Other misspellings of “receipt”
People also write “recipt” and “reciet”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“recipt”
Correct spelling: receipt. Misspelling: recipt.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “recipt” is only one letter off: it leaves out the E.
“reciet”
Correct spelling: receipt. Misspelling: reciet.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“reciet” differs from “receipt” in 2 places: it leaves out the E; and it uses E in place of P.
What does “receipt” mean?
receipt noun
- the act of receiving
Synonyms:reception
- an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
receipt verb
- report the receipt of
“The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
Synonyms:acknowledge
- mark or stamp as paid
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Receipt” in a sentence
- Keep the receipt in case you need a refund.
- The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper.
Is “receipt” a playable word?
11 points in Scrabble · 13 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“reciept” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RECEIPT.