Recieve or Receive? Which is correct?

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Recieve is an incorrect spelling of receive. Receive is the correct spelling of the word. The spelling is the same all around the world including the U.K and Australia. 

Receive is a verb that means to obtain something usually by delivery. 

I need to receive the report by Tuesday.

Do you receive a lot of emails?

Recieve mistake

Recieve is a very common mistake in English. People often make spelling mistakes in English because the position of “i” and “e” can often confuse people. 

In this case, the “i” should come after the “e”. There is a famous rhyme in English that goes like this, “i before e except after c”. There are so many exceptions to this rule that it shouldn’t even be a rule. 

Words like “receive” can be difficult to spell because most words do follow the pattern “ie” in English. 

To repeat:

The correct spelling is “receive” and not “recieve”.

 

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