diff --git a/internal/command/init_test.go b/internal/command/init_test.go
index 5b877a53a46e..5b9b6d50ab06 100644
--- a/internal/command/init_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/init_test.go
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ func TestInit_invalidSyntaxNoBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	errStr := testOutput.Stderr()
-	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
+	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
 		t.Errorf("Error output should include preamble\nwant substr: %s\ngot:\n%s", subStr, errStr)
 	}
 	if subStr := "Error: Unsupported block type"; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ func TestInit_invalidSyntaxWithBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	errStr := testOutput.Stderr()
-	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
+	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
 		t.Errorf("Error output should include preamble\nwant substr: %s\ngot:\n%s", subStr, errStr)
 	}
 	if subStr := "Error: Unsupported block type"; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
@@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ func TestInit_invalidSyntaxInvalidBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	errStr := testOutput.Stderr()
-	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
+	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
 		t.Errorf("Error output should include preamble\nwant substr: %s\ngot:\n%s", subStr, errStr)
 	}
 	if subStr := "Error: Unsupported block type"; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ func TestInit_invalidSyntaxBackendAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	errStr := testOutput.All()
-	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
+	if subStr := "Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems\nwith the configuration, described below."; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
 		t.Errorf("Error output should include preamble\nwant substr: %s\ngot:\n%s", subStr, errStr)
 	}
 	if subStr := "Error: Invalid character"; !strings.Contains(errStr, subStr) {
diff --git a/internal/command/views/init.go b/internal/command/views/init.go
index 92868d11615f..d78b53759a42 100644
--- a/internal/command/views/init.go
+++ b/internal/command/views/init.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ const partnerAndCommunityProvidersInfo = "\nPartner and community providers are
 	"https://www.terraform.io/docs/cli/plugins/signing.html"
 
 const errInitConfigError = `
-[reset]Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems
+[reset]Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems
 with the configuration, described below.
 
 The Terraform configuration must be valid before initialization so that
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Terraform can determine which modules and providers need to be installed.
 `
 
 const errInitConfigErrorJSON = `
-Terraform encountered problems during initialisation, including problems
+Terraform encountered problems during initialization, including problems
 with the configuration, described below.
 
 The Terraform configuration must be valid before initialization so that