intuition
/ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/
"intuition" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intuition” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,146 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,146
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intuition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #14,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “intuition” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for intuition is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,146 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intuition, with forms such as "inntuition", "intiution", and "inttuition". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intuitive", "intention", "induction", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: 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. The correct English form is intuition, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- 2A perceptive insight gained by the use of this faculty.
Etymology
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.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inntuition,intiution,inttuition,intuiiton,intuision,intuitino,intuitionn,intuitoin,intuittion,intutiion,inutition,itnuition,nituition
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intuition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “intuition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “intuitive” - see the side-by-side comparison. intuition vs intuitive
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.