# intrinsic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɹɪn.zɪk/ · frequency rank #15,637

## Definitions
1. Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
2. Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
3. Built-in.

## Etymology
From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intrīnsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`inntrinsic`, `inrtinsic`, `intirnsic`, `intrinisc`, `intrinnsic`, `intrinsci`, `intrinsicc`, `intrinssic`, `intrisnic`, `intrnisic`, `intrrinsic`, `inttrinsic`, `itnrinsic`, `nitrinsic`

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