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How to pronounce receipt

Receipt is pronounced rih-SEET, with two syllables and the stress on the second. The p is silent, so the end sounds like seat. American and British English say it the same way.

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  • 2 syllables
  • Stress on SEET
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receipt

Two syllables, stress on the second

noun · a piece of paper that shows you have paid for something

  1. rihrɪ
  2. SEETsiːt (stressed)
  • US /rɪˈsiːt/rih-SEET Recorded voice
  • UK /rɪˈsiːt/rih-SEET Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Receipt, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

USUK American and British English/rɪˈsiːt/

  1. rih

    • /r/as in red
    • /ɪ/as in sit

  2. SEETstressed

    • /s/as in see
    • /iː/as in see
    • /t/as in tea

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Tip. The p is silent. Say rih-SEET, so the end sounds like seat. The stress is on SEET.

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    Common receipt pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say rih-SEET.

    • Notrih-SEEPT

      Saying the p because it is written. The word ends in -eet.

    • NotREE-seet

      Stressing the first syllable. The stress is on SEET.

    • Notrih-SET

      Making the vowel short. The vowel is long, as in seat.

    Receipt in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • Keep the receipt in case you need to return it.

    • Can I have a receipt, please?

    • The receipt shows the date and the price.

    Is the p in receipt silent?

    Yes. The p is silent, and the word ends like seat. You say rih-SEET, and the t is a clear sound.

    The word came into English from Old French receite. The French form had no p. Later writers wanted the spelling to look more like the Latin source, receptus, and they put the p back. Speakers never started saying it.

    The p is said in the related word recipe, which is the same word in a different form (RES-uh-pee). Think of receipt as two sounds after the stress: see and t.

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