Which to use
“receipt” is a noun and “receive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,079
- “receipt” frequency rank
- #1,496
- “receive” frequency rank
- 9575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receipt | receive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. | To be given, sent, or paid something. |
Where the eye mixes receipt and receive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: receipt is /ɹɪˈsiːt/ while receive is /ɹɪˈsiːv/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receipt is recorded at frequency rank #8,079, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈsiːt/. receive is at rank #1,496, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈsiːv/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9575, this pair ranks #496,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of receipt vs receive
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "receipt": pt. Private to "receive": v.
"receipt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "receive" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV