# initialization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,424

## Definitions
1. The process of preparing something to begin.
2. An act of preparing something to begin.
3. An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable

## Etymology
From initialize + -ation.

## Common misspellings (20)
`iintialization`, `iniitalization`, `initailization`, `initiailzation`, `initialiaztion`, `initializaiton`, `initializasion`, `initializatino`, `initializationn`, `initializatoin`, `initializattion`, `initializtaion`, `initializzation`, `initiallization`, `initialziation`, `initilaization`, `inittialization`, `innitialization`, `intiialization`, `niitialization`

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