# instinctive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ · frequency rank #27,514

## Definitions
1. Related to or prompted by instinct.
2. Driven by impulse, spontaneous and without thinking.

## Etymology
From instinct + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **instructive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instinctive-vs-instructive)
- **instinctively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instinctive-vs-instinctively)

## Common misspellings (17)
`innstinctive`, `insitnctive`, `insstinctive`, `insticntive`, `instincctive`, `instincitve`, `instinctiev`, `instinctivve`, `instincttive`, `instinctvie`, `instinnctive`, `instintcive`, `instnictive`, `insttinctive`, `intsinctive`, `isntinctive`, `nistinctive`

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