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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “intuitive”

“intuitive” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/ (in-TOO-uh-tiv) in American English and /ɪntjuːɪtɪv/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tuit”.
The sound

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intuitive

/ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪntjuːɪtɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. inɪn
  2. tuittustress
  3. ivə
  4. etɪv
IPA (American)
/ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/
IPA (British)
/ɪntjuːɪtɪv/
Respelling
in-TOO-uh-tiv
Syllables
4 — in-TUIT-iv-e
Stress
Stress the second syllable: in-TUIT-iv-e. “tuit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/

British

/ɪntjuːɪtɪv/

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Meaning

What “intuitive” means

  1. adjective

    spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

    “an intuitive revulsion”

  2. adjective

    obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

Say it in a sentence

“The new till is not intuitive, whatever the salesman said.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort i×2nntt×2ulong ooəschwavv

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Questions

“intuitive”, answered

How do you pronounce “intuitive”?

“intuitive” is pronounced /ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/ (in-TOO-uh-tiv) in American English and /ɪntjuːɪtɪv/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “tuit”. Build it as in-TUIT-iv-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “intuitive” have?

4: in · tuit · iv · e. The beat lands on the second, “tuit”.

Is “intuitive” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪnˈtuətɪv/ (in-TOO-uh-tiv); British English says /ɪntjuːɪtɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “intuitive” mean?

As an adjective: spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency For example: “an intuitive revulsion” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “intuitive”?

Stress the second syllable: in-TUIT-iv-e. “tuit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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