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Intelligant or intelligent?

Did you mean intelligent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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intelligant

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intelligent

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Correct spelling: intelligent. Misspelling: intelligant.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Double L, and the ending is -ent: in-TEL-LI-gent.

Why people write “intelligant”

The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make intelligent automatic.

What does “intelligent” mean?

intelligent adjective

  1. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

    “is there intelligent life in the universe?”

  2. possessing sound knowledge

    “well-informed readers”

  3. exercising or showing good judgment

    “healthy scepticism”

    Synonyms:healthylevelheadedsound

  4. endowed with the capacity to reason

    Synonyms:reasoningthinking

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Intelligent” in a sentence

  • The dog is very intelligent.
  • Is there intelligent life in the universe?.
  • Well-informed readers.
  • Healthy scepticism.

Is “intelligent” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“intelligant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from INTELLIGENT.

Intelligent: quick answers

Is it intelligant or intelligent?
The correct spelling is intelligent. “intelligant” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell intelligent?
Double L, and the ending is -ent: in-TEL-LI-gent.
What does intelligent mean?
Intelligent means: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree.