# intelligent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #4,386

## Definitions
1. Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
2. Well thought-out, well considered.
3. Characterized by thoughtful interaction.
4. Having at least a similar level of brain power to humankind.
5. Having an environment-sensing automatically-invoked built-in computer capability.

## Etymology
From Middle French intelligent, from Latin intellegēns (“discerning”), present active participle of intellegō (“understand, comprehend”), itself from inter (“between”) + legō (“choose, pick out, read”).

## Easily confused with
- **intelligently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intelligent-vs-intelligently)
- **intelligence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intelligence-vs-intelligent)

## Common misspellings (15)
`inetlligent`, `inntelligent`, `inteligent`, `intelilgent`, `intellgient`, `intelliegnt`, `intelligennt`, `intelligentt`, `intelligetn`, `intelliggent`, `intellignet`, `intleligent`, `inttelligent`, `itnelligent`, `nitelligent`

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