Is B silent in debit?
This word has one syllable, and the B is silent – debt. Debit has two syllables, and we pronounce the B – DEB-it.
How do you pronounce receipt?
Do you pronounce b in debt?
Debt is derived through the Middle English word dette, from the Old French dette or dete. Note the conspicuous absence of “b.” Some scholars in those dark days we refer to as the Middle Ages sure did.