Initiative
German, noun/init͡si̯aˈtiːvə/
Initiative is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-V-E (10 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,718th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Initiative is a German feminine noun meaning “initiative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anstoß zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu ebendieser Handlung”.
What does Initiative mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitiative
- 2
feminineinitiative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anstoß zu einer Handlung oder der erste Schritt zu ebendieser Handlung 2. Fähigkeit, selbstständig zu handeln und Entscheidungen zu treffen 3. Interessengemeinschaft, Arbeitskreis
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Initiative
- Initiativen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Initiative?
- Germany /init͡si̯aˈtiːvə/
- Austria /init͡si̯aˈtiːv̥ɛ/
- [init͡si̯aˈtiːvə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Initiative
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Initiative in German?
Initiative appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).