intellection
noun
intellection is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intellection means “The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intellection is intellections.
How many letters and syllables are in intellection?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-E-L-L-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intellection?
Intellection appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of intellection
- intellections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intellection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
The purpose of philosophy is to unite oneself with the objects of the intellect, and even at last with the One that is above all intellection.
- 2
A particular act of grasping by means of the intellect.
- 3
The mental content of an act of grasping by means of the intellect, as a thought, idea, or conception.
When Banerjee talks about the artist's thinking about the music, she is not referring to an intellection about the mechanics of technique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does intellection come from?
Borrowed from Latin intellectiō, intellectiōnem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).