How do you spell Deceit?
Correct spelling
deceit
Remember: deCEIt - EI after C, like receive and conceive
Why is deceit spelled this way?
EI after C, following the I-before-E rule. From Old French deceite. The word is related to deceive, and both follow the same EI pattern after C.
Common misspellings of deceit
decietdeceatdeceite
Example
His elaborate story was nothing but deceit designed to hide the truth.