# intuitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #13,543

## Definitions
1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought.
2. Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
3. Having a marked degree of intuition.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`inntuitive`, `intiutive`, `inttuitive`, `intuiitve`, `intuitiev`, `intuitivve`, `intuittive`, `intuitvie`, `intutiive`, `inutitive`, `itnuitive`, `nituitive`

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