initialiser
\i.ni.sja.li.ze\
The verdict
“initialiser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner une valeur initiale à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-initialiser · initialiser · French
initialiser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | initialiser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \i.ni.sja.li.ze\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
initialiser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \i.ni.sja.li.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for initialiser, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is initialiser, spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-L-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Donner une valeur initiale à.
- 2Remettre en état d’usine, remettre à zéro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how initialiser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a oublié d’initialiser la variable à 0.
This word in other languages
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