intuitively
"intuitively" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intuitively” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,519
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without special training or planning; instinctively.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intuitively · intuitively · English
intuitively · rank #27,519 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,519
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH intrepid
Nearest frequency peer: intrepid (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “intuitively”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- intrepid
intrepid
72,483 corpus weight
- intuitively
intuitively
72,482 corpus weight
- jackman
jackman
72,481 corpus weight
- Jeanette
Jeanette
72,480 corpus weight
- jetty
jetty
72,479 corpus weight
- Jimmie
Jimmie
72,478 corpus weight
What this shows “intuitively” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | intuitively |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “intuitively”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around intuitively, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #27,519 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without special training or planning; instinctively.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for intuitively, with forms such as "inntuitively", "intiutively", and "inttuitively". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intuitive", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From intuitive + -ly. The correct English form is intuitively, spelled I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E-L-Y.
Definition
- 1By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without special training or planning; instinctively.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intuitively appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Though he had never been to art school, he intuitively painted vivid landscapes.
"I will," said Constance, who felt intuitively that Lady Marchmont spoke the truth: "I thought that there was something very peculiar in your manner at Mrs. Howard's fête; and Lady Dudley——"
Etymology
From intuitive + -ly.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- inntuitively
- intiutively
- inttuitively
- intuiitvely
- intuitievly
- intuitivelly
- intuitivelyy
- intuitiveyl
- intuitivley
- intuitivvely
- intuittively
- intuitviely
- intutiively
- inutitively
- itnuitively
- nituitively
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intuitively - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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