Plural of initial
regular plural
The plural of initial is initials.
Forms of initial
| Singular | initial /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | initials /ɪˈnɪʃəlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Initials in a sentence
- Write your initials at the top of the page.From the entry initials
- You may leave out where you live and use either initials or an alias, since gods, buddhas and other divinities look only at our hearts.From the entry divinity
- Epstein advised that she could always regift them to someone with the same initials.2026 February 5, Jacob Gallagher, “How Epstein Used Luxury Goods to Curry Favor”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original…. From the entry regift
- She stares at the initials, the connecting lines, the question marks, the circles.2015, Dorothy Koomson, “Smitty”, in That Girl from Nowhere, London: Arrow Books, Penguin Random House, published 2016, →ISBN, page 415. From the entry question mark
- In some cases of acronymy, the initials are pronounced as in TKO for Technical Knock Out.2003, Helen Ponce de Leon-Ladera, Edna Montano-de la Cruz, Magelende Magallona-Flores, Eufrocina Angeles-Guevara, The New Dimensions in…. From the entry acronymy
Meaning of initial
- adjective Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- adjective Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
- noun The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
Questions about the plural of initial
- What is the plural of initial?
- The plural of initial is initials.
- Is initial countable?
- Initial is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: initial (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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