# Baptist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbæptɪst/ · frequency rank #8,757

## Definitions
1. An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

## Easily confused with
- **bassist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-bassist)
- **Batista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-batista)
- **baptize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-baptize)
- **Baptiste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-baptiste)
- **Bautista** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptist-vs-bautista)
- **baptism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baptism-vs-baptist)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abptist`, `bapitst`, `bapptist`, `baptisst`, `baptistt`, `baptits`, `baptsit`, `bapttist`, `batpist`, `bbaptist`, `bpatist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baptist