# Initiative vs Initiativen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Initiative
*noun · IPA [init͡si̯aˈtiːvə] · frequency rank #2,729*
Anstoß zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu ebendieser Handlung

### Initiativen
*noun · IPA [init͡si̯aˈtiːvn̩] · frequency rank #9,222*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Initiative

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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