# inicial vs início

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### início
*noun · frequency rank #377*
começo

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