intuitionism
noun
intuitionism is spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intuitionism means “An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intuitionism is intuitionisms.
How many letters and syllables are in intuitionism?
| Letters | 12: I-N-T-U-I-T-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is intuitionism?
Intuitionism appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of intuitionism
- intuitionisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intuitionism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An approach to mathematics/logic which avoids proof by contradiction, and which requires that, in order to prove that something exists, one must construct it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intuitionism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense approach to mathematics which avoids proof by contradiction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intuitionnisme |
| German | Intuitionismus |
| Portuguese | intuicionismo |
| Spanish | intuicionismo |
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 intuitionism come from?
From intuition + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).