receipt
/ɹɪˈsiːt/
"receipt" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“receipt” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,079 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,079
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | receipt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,079 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “receipt” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for receipt is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈsiːt/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,079 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for receipt, with forms such as "erceipt", "rceeipt", and "recceipt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Recep", "recent", "recipe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English receyt, recorded since c. 1386 as "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine," from Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French receite (“receipt, recipe”) (1304), altered (by influence of receit (“he receives”), from Latin recipit) from … The correct English form is receipt, spelled R-E-C-E-I-P-T.
Definition
- 1The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
- 2The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
- 3A quantity or amount received; takings.
- 4A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
- 5(A piece of) evidence, documentation, etc. to prove one's past actions, accomplishments, etc.
- 6(A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing.
- 7A recipe, instructions, prescription.
- 8A receptacle.
- 9A revenue office.
- 10Reception, as an act of hospitality.
- 11Capability of receiving; capacity.
- 12A recess; a retired place.
Etymology
From Middle English receyt, recorded since c. 1386 as "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine," from Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French receite (“receipt, recipe”) (1304), altered (by influence of receit (“he receives”), from Latin recipit) from Old French recete, from Latin receptus, perfect passive participle of recipiō, itself from re- (“back”) + capiō (“I take”). The unpronounced p was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root. Doublet of recept and recipe. False cognate of Persian رسید (resid) (whence Urdu رسید (rasīd)).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erceipt,rceeipt,recceipt,receippt,receiptt,receitp,recepit,reciept,reecipt,rreceipt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receipt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “receipt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-C-E-I-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈsiːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Recep” - see the side-by-side comparison. receipt vs Recep
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.