initiator
noun
initiator is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-O-R: 9 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, initiator means “One who initiates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of initiator is initiators.
How many letters and syllables are in initiator?
| Letters | 9: I-N-I-T-I-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is initiator?
Initiator appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce initiator?
Initiator has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of initiator
- initiators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does initiator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who initiates.
- 2
A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.
- 3
A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction.
- 4
A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs.
- 5
A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Initiator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who initiates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | initiateur, initiatrice |
| German | Initiator, Initiatorin |
| Spanish | iniciador, iniciadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does initiator come from?
Borrowed from Latin initiātor. By surface analysis, initiate + or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).