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There are 6,571 words like that in Webster's Second International. Here are the first 100:
abalienate
abalienation
Abbie
Abdiel
abeigh
Abie
Abies
abietate
abietene
abietic
abietin
Abietineae
abietineous
abietinic
Abiezer
abortient
abortifacient
absenteeism
absorbefacient
abthainrie
Acadie
Acanthodei
accidie
accipient
accompanier
acetifier
acetothienone
acetylenediurein
acetyltropeine
acheilia
acheilous
acheiria
acheirous
acheirus
achievable
achieve
achievement
achiever
Achilleid
achilleine
Achromobacterieae
acidifier
acier
acierage
Acieral
acierate
acieration
Acipenseroidei
acleidian
acleistous
Acmaeidae
acneiform
acquiesce
acquiescement
acquiescence
acquiescency
acquiescent
acquiescently
acquiescer
acquiescingly
acraein
Acraeinae
Acrasieae
acrolein
acropoleis
actifier
actinodielectric
acturience
aculeiform
adagietto
Addie
Adeleidae
Adiel
adieu
adieux
Adigei
adoulie
Adrienne
advenience
advenient
aeolsklavier
aerie
aeried
affeir
affreight
affreighter
affreightment
afield
afterfriend
aftergrief
afterpiece
Aggie
aggrievance
aggrieve
aggrieved
aggrievedly
aggrievedness
aggrievement
Agiel
agonied
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe EI in receive is a variation of the IE in believe, with the long E sound. Also, the words either and neither can be pronounced with a long E in the first syllable.
Other long E words include
caffeine
ceiling
codeine
conceive (conceived, conceivable, inconceivable)
deceit
deceive
keister (slang)
leisure
perceive (misperceived)
plebeian
protein
receipt
receive
seigniorage
seize (seizure)
Not a long E technically but in the same class:
weir
weird
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∙ 12y agoDeceive, receipt, ceiling, conceit, deceit, receive, conceive and perceive
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∙ 12y agowords like friend , savoie a last name or Winnie like Winnie the pooh
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∙ 13y agovein
ceiling
receive
deceit
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∙ 16y agoEither, eight.
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∙ 14y agothe only one i know of is neither
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∙ 14y agoreceipt
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∙ 14y agoinfeild
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Does might have a long I sound?
No, the word "might" does not have a long "I" sound. It has a short "I" sound, pronounced like "m-ite."
Why does height not fit the long I rule?
Most words that have the EI pair give it a long E sound (receive) or a long A when it is used with the silent GH (weigh, eight). The words height are sleight are among the few words where EI has a long I sound.
What words have a long I sound spelled ei?
eider, eiderdown, eidetic, eigenvalue, einsteinium feisty gesundheit height, heist kaleidoscope meitnerium neither (or long E) poltergeist seismograph, seismic, stein zeitgeist
Does the word eight have a short a or long a?
The EI pair has a long A (ay) sound, so that eight is pronounced the same as ate. The EI have this same sound in the words weigh (way) and weight (wait).
What words have a short e sound but are spelled with ei?
There are relatively few such words, mostly from French. They include: heifer nonpareil ...and one English pronunciation each of "peignoir" (pen-wah) and of "seiche" (sech) whose alternates have a more-common long A sound.
Does relieve have a long E sound?
Yes. The IE has the same long E sound as EI in words such as believe, relieve, and reprieve.
What are some words with ei that make the long e sound?
Depending on where you are from: either neither
Words with ei and the sound ee?
deceitconceiveleisurereceiptreceive
What words that sound like an ei?
receipt
Does eighty have a long a sound?
Yes. The EI has a long A sound, and the Y has a long E sound.
Does weight have the same vowel sound as the ei in neighbor?
Yes. The EIGH in both words produces the long A sound, as in weigh and neigh.
What words have a long a sound spelled ei?
The words include sleigh, weigh, neigh, neighbor eight, eighty, freight, weight, weighty inveigle, inveigh, deign, reign, feign, feint rein, seine, vein, veil, surveillance sheik
