# init

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.ɪt/ · frequency rank #39,860

## Definitions
1. Clipping of initialization.

## Etymology
Clipping of initialize or initialization.

## Easily confused with
- **it** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-it)
- **ink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-ink)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inn)
- **ins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-ins)
- **int** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-int)
- **ISI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-isi)
- **itt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-itt)
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-into)
- **Isis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-isis)
- **iris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-iris)
- **ISIL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-isil)
- **inns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inns)
- **inky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inky)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inna)
- **isn't** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-isn-t)
- **input** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-input)
- **inlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inlet)
- **ionic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-ionic)
- **Inuit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inuit)
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/init-vs-inset)

## Common misspellings (4)
`iint`, `initt`, `inti`, `niit`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/init