How do you spell Precipice?
Correct spelling
precipice
Remember: precipice ends in -ice, like the slippery ice that makes you fall.
Why is precipice spelled this way?
From Latin praecipitium, a steep fall. PRAE (before) + CAPUT (head). A precipice is where you fall headfirst — the edge beyond which recovery is impossible.
Common misspellings of precipice
precipiseprecipicepresipiceprecipace
Example
The mountain climber carefully avoided the rocky precipice that dropped into the valley below.