# intuition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪn.tjuːˈɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #14,146

## Definitions
1. Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
2. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **intuitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intuition-vs-intuitive)
- **intention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intention-vs-intuition)
- **induction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-intuition)

## Common misspellings (13)
`inntuition`, `intiution`, `inttuition`, `intuiiton`, `intuision`, `intuitino`, `intuitionn`, `intuitoin`, `intuittion`, `intutiion`, `inutition`, `itnuition`, `nituition`

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