receives

/ɹɪˈsiːvz/

//ɹɪˈsiːvz// verb

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"receives" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“receives” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,257
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of receive

Corpus desk

Index EN-receives · receives · English

receives · rank #5,257 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,257
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH ranking

Nearest frequency peer: ranking (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “receives”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “receives” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

receives vs Reeves
63% similar
receives vs reserves
75% similar
receives vs receive
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for receives
PropertyValue
Headwordreceives
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈsiːvz/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,257
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “receives”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).receiveslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “ranking” (#5,256), “respective” (#5,258), “ranging” (#5,255). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “receives” is #5,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around receives (IPA /ɹɪˈsiːvz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,257 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of receive".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for receives, with forms such as "erceives", "rceeives", and "recceives". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Reeves", "reserves", "receive", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is receives, spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of receive

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erceives
  • rceeives
  • recceives
  • receievs
  • receivess
  • receivse
  • receivves
  • recevies
  • recieves
  • reecives
  • rreceives

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receives - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erceives2rceeives2recceives1receievs2receivess1receivse2receivves1recevies2
Edit distance from "receives"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "receives"?
"receives" is spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsiːvz/.
What does "receives" mean?
As a verb, "receives" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of receive
What words are commonly confused with "receives"?
"receives" is commonly confused with "Reeves", "reserves", "receive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "receives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "receives" is /ɹɪˈsiːvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "receives" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "receives", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

produces#5,251scenario#5,263preserve#5,250situated#5,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ranking11 variantsranging11 variantsStanley11 variantsNetflix11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list