Intuition

/[ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,959

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Intuition is aGermannoun. It means: Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln. Pronounced [ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with intuitiv and Intention.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Intuition in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Intuition is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪntuiˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,959 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Die Fähigkeit, impulsiv und unbewusst zu entscheiden und zu handeln.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Intuition, with forms such as "inntuition", "intiution", and "inttuition". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intuitiv", "Intention", "Induktion", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Intuition, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inntuition,intiution,inttuition,intuiiton,intuitino,intuitionn,intuitoin,intuittion,intutiion,inutition,itnuition,nituition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Intuition

Misspelling Variants of "Intuition"

inntuition10intiution9inttuition10intuiiton9intuitino9intuitionn10intuitoin9intuittion10
Misspelling Variants of "Intuition"

Frequency rank: #19,959 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.