intuitive

Name: intuitive, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə]

/[ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“intuitive” is uncommon German (frequency #52,960 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,960
frequency rank, German: 17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv

Key facts for intuitive
Property	Value
Headword	intuitive
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#52,960
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intuitive” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). intuitive lands here:

#52,960

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intuitive is uncommon German at frequency #52,960 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intuitive, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is intuitive, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv

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 "intuitive"?

"intuitive" is spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə].

What does "intuitive" mean?

As an adjective, "intuitive" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intuitiv

How do you pronounce "intuitive"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intuitive" is [ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "intuitive" come from?

"intuitive" 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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Using “intuitive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˌɪntuiˈtiːvə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.