iniciativa
Spanish, noun/iniθjaˈtiba/
iniciativa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “initiative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of iniciativo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acto de adelantarse a comenzar a efectuar algo antes que los demás”.
What does iniciativa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinitiative
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of iniciativo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acto de adelantarse a comenzar a efectuar algo antes que los demás 2. Capacidad propia del individuo para actuar antes que los demás 3. Actitud de saber hacer las cosas sin que le ordenen o se lo recuerden una y otra vez.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of iniciativa
- iniciativas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce iniciativa?
- /iniθjaˈtiba/
- [i.ni.θjaˈt̪i.β̞a]
- /inisjaˈtiba/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to iniciativa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is iniciativa in Spanish?
iniciativa appears 49 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).