# inicial vs iniciar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### inicial
*adjective · IPA /i.ni.ˈsjaɫ/ · frequency rank #1,889*
que principia

### iniciar
*verb · frequency rank #3,412*
ato de dar ou de ter início

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inicial-vs-iniciar