Intuition

[ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intuition” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,959
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln.

Corpus desk

Index DE-intuition · Intuition · German

Intuition · rank #19,959 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,959
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interface

Nearest frequency peer: Interface (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Intuition“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Intuition“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Intuition vs intuitiv
67% similar
Intuition vs Intention
78% similar
Intuition vs Induktion
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Intuition
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntuition
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,959
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Intuition“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Intuitionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Interface“ (#19,958), „intelligenten“ (#19,957), „Jeep“ (#19,961). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Intuition“ bei #19,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Intuition (IPA [ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,959 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Intuition, with forms such as "inntuition", "intiution", and "inttuition". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intuitiv", "Intention", "Induktion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Intuition, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Intuition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seiner Intuition folgend, setzte Paul beim Roulettespiel auf die richtige Zahl und strich einen hohen Gewinn ein.
  2. „Offenbar haben Sie als Muttersprachler Intuitionen über Regularitäten, was es unwahrscheinlich macht, daß die gesamte Information zu einem Wort in eine Liste eingetragen werden muß.“

Synonyms

Bauchgefühl

Antonyms

RationalitätRatio

This word in other languages

intuition(English)intuición(Español)intuition(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntuition
  • intiution
  • inttuition
  • intuiiton
  • intuitino
  • intuitionn
  • intuitoin
  • intuittion
  • intutiion
  • inutition
  • itnuition
  • nituition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Intuition - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inntuition1intiution2inttuition1intuiiton2intuitino2intuitionn1intuitoin2intuittion1
Edit distance from "Intuition"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intuition"?
"Intuition" is spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Intuition" mean?
As a noun, "Intuition" means: Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln.
What words are commonly confused with "Intuition"?
"Intuition" is commonly confused with "intuitiv", "Intention", "Induktion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intuition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intuition" is [ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intuition" come from?
"Intuition" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Intuition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Interface#19,958härtesten#19,954Kaufkraft#19,969Handwerks#19,945

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

herrlicher12 variantsKinofilm12 variantsglobaler12 variantsleibliche12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list