baptistry
noun
baptistry is spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-T-R-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, baptistry means “A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of baptistry is baptistries.
How many letters and syllables are in baptistry?
| Letters | 9: B-A-P-T-I-S-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baptistry?
Baptistry appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce baptistry?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-baptistery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of baptistry
- baptistries plural
- baptistery
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baptistry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a church, where a baptismal font is located, and consequently, where the sacrament of Christian baptism (via aspersion or affusion) is performed.
- 2
An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baptistry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense space where a baptismal font is located:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | baptistère |
| German | Baptisterium, Taufkapelle, Taufkirche |
| Portuguese | batistério |
| Spanish | baptisterio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does baptistry come from?
From Middle English baptistery, baptisterie, from Ecclesiastical Latin baptistērium, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστήριον (baptistḗrion); equivalent to baptism + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).