unintuitive
adjective
unintuitive is spelled U-N-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unintuitive means “Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unintuitive?
| Letters | 11: U-N-I-N-T-U-I-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 unintuitive?
Unintuitive appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 unintuitive
- more unintuitive comparative
- most unintuitive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unintuitive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition
- 2
In particular, counterintuitive; counter to what one's intuition expects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unintuitive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not intuitive, not easily graspable by intuition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nicht intuitiv, nicht eingängig |
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 unintuitive come from?
From un- + intuitive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).