iniciativa

[ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]

/[ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]/ noun

The verdict

“iniciativa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlass oder Antrieb zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu eben dieser Handlung; Initiative

Corpus desk

Index DE-iniciativa · iniciativa · German

iniciativa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for iniciativa
PropertyValue
Headwordiniciativa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „iniciativa“ im Deutschen

iniciativasitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

iniciativa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anlass oder Antrieb zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu eben dieser Handlung; Initiative".

No generated misspelling entries exist for iniciativa in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is iniciativa, spelled I-N-I-C-I-A-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anlass oder Antrieb zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu eben dieser Handlung; Initiative

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how iniciativa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Z iniciativy muzea se podařilo odvrátit demolici kostela.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iniciativa"?
"iniciativa" is spelled I-N-I-C-I-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva].
What does "iniciativa" mean?
As a noun, "iniciativa" means: Anlass oder Antrieb zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu eben dieser Handlung; Initiative
How do you pronounce "iniciativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iniciativa" is [ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iniciativa" come from?
"iniciativa" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list