# counterintuitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #42,072

## Definitions
1. Contrary to intuition or common sense.

## Etymology
From counter- + intuitive. Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1955 as “counter-intuitive”.

## Common misspellings (23)
`ccounterintuitive`, `conuterintuitive`, `counetrintuitive`, `counnterintuitive`, `counteirntuitive`, `counterinntuitive`, `counterintiutive`, `counterinttuitive`, `counterintuiitve`, `counterintuitiev`, `counterintuitivve`, `counterintuittive`, `counterintuitvie`, `counterintutiive`, `counterinutitive`, `counteritnuitive`, `counternituitive`, `counterrintuitive`, `countreintuitive`, `countterintuitive`, `coutnerintuitive`, `cuonterintuitive`, `ocunterintuitive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/counterintuitive