Spanish Conversation · Level 84
60 words
Spanish word
intuición
Pronunciation
IPA/intwiˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounintuition
Example
Confía en tu intuición.
Trust your intuition.
More examples
A veces la intuición avisa antes que la razón.
Sometimes intuition warns before reason does.
Core concept
Immediate inner sense that something is true or possible.
Common phrases
confiar en la intuición
trust your intuition
seguir la intuición
follow your intuition
tener buena intuición
have good intuition
Similar words
corazonada: Sudden, specific gut hunch that a choice or idea is right despite lacking proof.
presentimiento: Vague feeling that some event will happen, experienced as an unclear premonition.
Definition in Spanish
Impresión inmediata y no analítica que sugiere una verdad, una duda o una posibilidad.
Word origin
The Spanish word comes from Latin intuītio via the verb intueri 'to look', originally meaning an inward 'looking' that developed into a sense of insight or hunch.
Usage tips
- Spanish speakers often present intuición as a tentative impression, so it is common to hedge with 'Tengo la intuición de que...' rather than state certainty.