intuit

/ɪnˈtjuːɪt/

//ɪnˈtjuːɪt// verb

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"intuit" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intuit” is uncommon English (frequency #53,622 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,622
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To know intuitively or by immediate perception.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intuit · intuit · English

intuit · rank #53,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH innately

Nearest frequency peer: innately (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “intuit”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “intuit” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intuit
PropertyValue
Headwordintuit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈtjuːɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intuit” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).intuitfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “innately” (#53,621), “industrially” (#53,620), “investiture” (#53,624). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intuit” is #53,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intuit is uncommon English at frequency #53,622 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈtjuːɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To know intuitively or by immediate perception.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for intuit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: A back-formation from intuition and intuitive; compare Latin intuitus (“observed; considered”), perfect participle of intueor (“to look at, upon or towards; to observe, regard; to consider, contemplate”), from in- (“in, inside”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-… The correct English form is intuit, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To know intuitively or by immediate perception.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intuit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Accordingly ſome have been pleaſed to name the complex of the phaenomena, so far as it is intuited i.e. apprehended immediately, the ſenſual world, but ſo far as its connection is thought according to univerſal laws of understanding, the intellectual world.
  2. The first principles of every science are innate, or native to the mind, only in the sense that such is its nature, that it directly intuits them, a priori, as necessary and absolute truths, independently of the affirmations of sense, experience, or any discursive proof.

Etymology

A back-formation from intuition and intuitive; compare Latin intuitus (“observed; considered”), perfect participle of intueor (“to look at, upon or towards; to observe, regard; to consider, contemplate”), from in- (“in, inside”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”)) + tueor (“to look or gaze at”). Related to tuition, tutor.

This word in other languages

intuir(Español)intuiter(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intuit"?
"intuit" is spelled I-N-T-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈtjuːɪt/.
What does "intuit" mean?
As a verb, "intuit" means: To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
How do you pronounce "intuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intuit" is /ɪnˈtjuːɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "intuit"?
A back-formation from intuition and intuitive; compare Latin intuitus (“observed; considered”), perfect participle of intueor (“to look at, upon or towards; to observe, regard; to consider, contemplate”), from in- (“in, inside”) (ultimately from P... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list