# intelligentsia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪntɛlɪˈd͡ʒɛntsɪə/ · frequency rank #41,695

## Definitions
1. The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

## Etymology
From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija) or Polish inteligencja, from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence”). Doublet of intelligence.

## Common misspellings (19)
`inetlligentsia`, `inntelligentsia`, `inteligentsia`, `intelilgentsia`, `intellgientsia`, `intelliegntsia`, `intelligenntsia`, `intelligenstia`, `intelligentisa`, `intelligentsai`, `intelligentssia`, `intelligenttsia`, `intelligetnsia`, `intelliggentsia`, `intellignetsia`, `intleligentsia`, `inttelligentsia`, `itnelligentsia`, `nitelligentsia`

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