# initiation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #14,568

## Definitions
1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
3. The first step of transcription or of transduction.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French initiation, from Latin initiātiō. Morphologically initiate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **initiator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/initiation-vs-initiator)
- **initiative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/initiation-vs-initiative)
- **invitation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/initiation-vs-invitation)
- **instigation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/initiation-vs-instigation)
- **imitation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imitation-vs-initiation)

## Common misspellings (14)
`iintiation`, `iniitation`, `initaition`, `initiaiton`, `initiasion`, `initiatino`, `initiationn`, `initiatoin`, `initiattion`, `inititaion`, `inittiation`, `innitiation`, `intiiation`, `niitiation`

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