# initially vs initials

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### initially
*adverb · IPA /ɪˈnɪʃəli/ · frequency rank #3,068*
At the beginning.

### initials
*noun · IPA /ɪˈnɪʃəlz/ · frequency rank #15,839*
plural of initial

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