inteligencia
/inteliˈxenθja/ · B1 · noun · f
intelligence
🧠 Latin inter + legere = to choose between; same root as English intelligence
A near-perfect cognate: swap English -ence for Spanish -encia (like paciencia, diferencia). The g before e is a throaty h sound, and stress falls on -gen-: in-te-li-HEN-thia. Feminine: la inteligencia.