unintuitive

adj

"unintuitive" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unintuitive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition

Corpus desk

Index EN-unintuitive · unintuitive · English

unintuitive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unintuitive
PropertyValue
Headwordunintuitive
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “unintuitive” in English

unintuitiveranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unintuitive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unintuitive, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + intuitive. The correct English form is unintuitive, spelled U-N-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition
  2. 2
    In particular, counterintuitive; counter to what one's intuition expects.

Etymology

From un- + intuitive.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unintuitive"?
"unintuitive" is spelled U-N-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E.
What does "unintuitive" mean?
As an adjective, "unintuitive" means: Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition
What is the origin of the word "unintuitive"?
From un- + intuitive. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list