# christening

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,566

## Definitions
1. The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
2. Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.

## Etymology
From Middle English cristenynge, from Old English cristnung; compare christen + -ing.

## Common misspellings (18)
`cchristening`, `chhristening`, `chirstening`, `chrisetning`, `chrisstening`, `christeinng`, `christenign`, `christeningg`, `christeninng`, `christennig`, `christenning`, `christneing`, `christtening`, `chritsening`, `chrristening`, `chrsitening`, `crhistening`, `hcristening`

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