initiatrice
French, adjective/i.ni.sja.tʁis/
initiatrice is spelled I-N-I-T-I-A-T-R-I-C-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 63,613th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Initiatrice is a French feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of initiateur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does initiatrice mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of initiateur
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui enseigne le premier aux autres une chose qu’ils ignorent ou qui ouvre une voie nouvelle dans une des connaissances humaines. 2. Celle qui est à l’origine de quelque chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of initiatrice
- initiatrices plural
- initiateur masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce initiatrice?
- /i.ni.sja.tʁis/
- \i.ni.sja.tʁis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to initiatrice
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is initiatrice in French?
initiatrice appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).