# christen vs Christian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### christen
*verb · IPA /ˈkɹɪsən/ · frequency rank #45,272*
To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

### Christian
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ · frequency rank #1,391*
A believer in Christianity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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