Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initial caps

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial -caps
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A casing style similar to title case except that every word invariably begins with a capital letter.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

all caps alternating caps camel case upstyle headline style title case sentence case downstyle

Questions

What does initial caps mean?: A casing style similar to title case except that every word invariably begins with a capital letter.

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