intuition
in·tu·ition/ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/noun
intuition is spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·tu·ition). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intuition means “Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intuition is intuitions.
How many letters and syllables are in intuition?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·tu·ition |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is intuition?
Intuition appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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).
How do you pronounce intuition?
- UK /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/
- UK /-t͡ʃuː-/
- US /ˌɪn.tuˈɪʃ.ən/
Intuition has 3 syllables, split in·tu·ition in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intuition.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intuition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intuition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of intuition
- intuitions plural
- intuïtion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intuition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- 2
A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of intuition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intuition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense immediate cognition without the use of rational processes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intuition |
| German | Intuition, Ahnung, Anschauung, Eingebung, Einfühlungsvermögen, Gespür |
| Portuguese | intuição |
| Spanish | intuición |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intuition come from?
From Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitiō (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueor (“to look at, consider”), from in- (“in, on”) + tueor (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”). Equivalent to intuit + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).