bautizar

/[bawt̪iˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,526

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

bautizar is aSpanishverb. It means: Iniciar al neófito en algunas iglesias cristianas, sumergiéndolo o lavándolo con agua sacramental. Pronounced [bawt̪iˈsaɾ]. Often confused with bautizo and bautizaron.

Key facts for bautizar
PropertyValue
Headwordbautizar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bawt̪iˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,526
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bautizar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bautizar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bawt̪iˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,526 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for bautizar, with forms such as "abutizar", "batuizar", and "bauitzar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "bautizo", "bautizaron", "Baltazar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is bautizar, spelled B-A-U-T-I-Z-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Iniciar al neófito en algunas iglesias cristianas, sumergiéndolo o lavándolo con agua sacramental.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, dar nombre a alguien o algo, como se hace tradicionalmente al bautizar.₁.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, poner un sobrenombre a alguien o algo.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, arrojar un líquido sobre alguno.
  5. 5
    Por extensión, mezclar el vino con agua.
  6. 6
    Más generalmente, diluir parcial y subrepticiamente otro líquido en agua.
  7. 7
    Darle un mordisco a la propia torta durante el día en el que se cumple años, una vez que se recibió el canto del feliz cumpleaños y se soplaron las velitas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abutizar,batuizar,bauitzar,bautiazr,bautizarr,bautizra,bautizzar,bauttizar,bautziar,bbautizar,buatizar,vautizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bautizar

Misspelling Variants of "bautizar"

abutizar8batuizar8bauitzar8bautiazr8bautizarr9bautizra8bautizzar9bauttizar9
Misspelling Variants of "bautizar"

Frequency rank: #38,526 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bautizar"?
"bautizar" is spelled B-A-U-T-I-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bawt̪iˈsaɾ].
What does "bautizar" mean?
As a verb, "bautizar" means: Iniciar al neófito en algunas iglesias cristianas, sumergiéndolo o lavándolo con agua sacramental.
What words are commonly confused with "bautizar"?
"bautizar" is commonly confused with "bautizo", "bautizaron", "Baltazar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bautizar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bautizar" is [bawt̪iˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bautizar" come from?
"bautizar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.