Peice and Peices, or Piece and Pieces? Learn the Correct Spelling!

In the world of commonly misspelled words, the quandary of peice vs. piece pops up again and again for the word that means “a part of,” or “to put together.” Do you write it peices, peiced, and peicing, or pieces, pieced, and piecing? Let’s find out the trick to always remember the correct spelling!

As background, my name is Ms. Marshall, and I’ve been an English teacher for nearly twenty years, now. I’m also an artist, and hand-draw each and every illustration on this site – including the popular “Aww Meaning” article. On to today’s lesson!

Peice and Pieces?

Though it may be tempting to write “peice,” that is incorrect! It is a misspelling, and doesn’t exist.

Throw “peices,” “peicing,” and “peiced” in the trash, along with other figments of the imagination such as “freind.” Yes indeed, the correct spelling is “piece,” “pieces,” “piecing,” and “pieced.”

Remembering Piece

So, how do we remember how to spell piece correctly? There are two nice tricks — the second being relevant to another one of our previous lessons.

I have illustrated the first memory trick, below. To use it, just remember this cute PIEce of PIE to remember that “piece” starts with “p-i-e!” (Yes, this adorable pie drawing is a close cousin to our cake drawing.)

Second, remember the classic rhyme: “i before e, except after c.” Now, this doesn’t always work, but it does work for both the spelling of “piece,” or to write “believe” instead of “beleive,” as well as to pick the correct word, “receive,” versus the misspelling, “recieve.”

One Piece vs. One Peice

Since I’ve recently become a school librarian, I’m increasingly cognizant of the popularity of a Japanese manga series called “One Piece.” It feels fitting to insert the fact in here that the spelling is “i before e” — not “One Peice.” While we’re talking about fantasy, the spelling of a magical woman is “witch,” not “whitch.”

VIDEO: How Do You Spell Piece?

https://youtu.be/PNptyuZY_Ms

Peice or Piece, in Sum

I hope this article on peice vs. piece has been as useful as the lesson about “weither!” Do let me know what you’d like me to illustrate and explain next… and now let’s go eat some pieces of pie to celebrate our new knowledge!

Want more? Check out “Gaurd vs. Gaurd.”