# intellect

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪntəlɛkt/ · frequency rank #15,195

## Definitions
1. The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
2. The capacity of that faculty (in a particular person).
3. A person who has that faculty to a great degree.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin intellēctus (“understanding, intellect”), from Latin intellegō (“understand; reason”), from inter (“between, among”) + legō (“read”), with connotation of bind.

## Easily confused with
- **intersect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intellect-vs-intersect)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inetllect`, `inntellect`, `intelect`, `intelelct`, `intellcet`, `intellecct`, `intellectt`, `intelletc`, `intlelect`, `inttellect`, `itnellect`, `nitellect`

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