How to pronounce “receipt”
Say “receipt” in 2 beats
receipt
/ɹɪˈsit/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪˈsiːt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- recɹɪ
- eiptsitstress
- IPA (American)
- /ɹɪˈsit/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪˈsiːt/
- Also accepted
- /ɹiˈsit/
- Respelling
- rih-SEET
- Syllables
- 2 — rec-EIPT
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: rec-EIPT. “eipt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹɪˈsit/
/ɹɪˈsiːt/
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Where “receipt” goes wrong
- Often heard
“reh-SEEPT”/ɹɪˈsipt/
the p is silent: the word ends in a plain t
What “receipt” means
- noun
the act of receiving
- noun
an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
- verb
report the receipt of
“The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
Say it in a sentence
“Keep the receipt in case you need to return the jacket.”“receipt”, answered
How do you pronounce “receipt”?
“receipt” is pronounced /ɹɪˈsit/ (rih-SEET) in American English and /ɹɪˈsiːt/ in British English, and /ɹiˈsit/ is also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “eipt”. Build it as rec-EIPT, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “receipt” have?
2: rec · eipt. The beat lands on the second, “eipt”.
Is “receipt” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹɪˈsit/ (rih-SEET); British English says /ɹɪˈsiːt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “receipt” mean?
As a noun: the act of receiving For example: “Keep the receipt in case you need to return the jacket.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “receipt”?
Stress the second syllable: rec-EIPT. “eipt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “receipt” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.