# perceptive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pəˈsɛptɪv/ · frequency rank #29,414

## Definitions
1. Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

## Easily confused with
- **perceive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perceive-vs-perceptive)
- **perception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perception-vs-perceptive)
- **percentile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percentile-vs-perceptive)
- **perceptible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perceptible-vs-perceptive)

## Common misspellings (15)
`eprceptive`, `pecreptive`, `percceptive`, `percepitve`, `percepptive`, `perceptiev`, `perceptivve`, `percepttive`, `perceptvie`, `percetpive`, `percpetive`, `perecptive`, `perrceptive`, `pperceptive`, `preceptive`

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