iniciativa

/i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ/

//i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ// noun

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The verdict

“iniciativa” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,816
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - capacidade de agir por si mesmo, sem necessidade de ordens superiores

Corpus desk

Index PT-iniciativa · iniciativa · Portuguese

iniciativa · rank #1,816 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,816
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH humor

Nearest frequency peer: humor (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “iniciativa”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “iniciativa” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for iniciativa
PropertyValue
Headwordiniciativa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,816
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “iniciativa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).iniciativacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “humor” (#1,815), “domínio” (#1,812), “maravilhoso” (#1,820). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “iniciativa” fica em #1,816. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around iniciativa (IPA /i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,816 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "capacidade de agir por si mesmo, sem necessidade de ordens superiores".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for iniciativa, with forms such as "iinciativa", "inciiativa", and "inicaitiva". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is iniciativa, spelled I-N-I-C-I-A-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    capacidade de agir por si mesmo, sem necessidade de ordens superiores

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how iniciativa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se visse nisso uma saída real e se quisesse mesmo preservar o sigilo da conversa , não tomaria a iniciativa de manter o assunto vivo no noticiário.

This word in other languages

initiative(English)iniciativa(Español)initiative(Français)Initiative(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iinciativa
  • inciiativa
  • inicaitiva
  • inicciativa
  • iniciaitva
  • iniciatiav
  • iniciativva
  • iniciattiva
  • iniciatvia
  • inicitaiva
  • iniicativa
  • inniciativa
  • niiciativa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iniciativa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iinciativa2inciiativa2inicaitiva2inicciativa1iniciaitva2iniciatiav2iniciativva1iniciattiva1
Edit distance from "iniciativa"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "iniciativa"?
"iniciativa" is spelled I-N-I-C-I-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ/.
What does "iniciativa" mean?
As a noun, "iniciativa" means: capacidade de agir por si mesmo, sem necessidade de ordens superiores
What are common misspellings of "iniciativa"?
Common misspellings include "iinciativa", "inciiativa", "inicaitiva", "inicciativa", "iniciaitva". The correct spelling is "iniciativa".
How do you pronounce "iniciativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iniciativa" is /i.ni.sjɐ.ˈti.vɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iniciativa" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iniciativa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

homenagem13 variantspotencial13 variantsprincípio13 variantsexcelente13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list