baptiser

\ba.ti.ze\

/\ba.ti.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“baptiser” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,975
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre chrétien par le baptême.

Corpus desk

Index FR-baptiser · baptiser · French

baptiser · rank #26,975 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,975
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bae

Nearest frequency peer: bae (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « baptiser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « baptiser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

baptiser vs baptiste
75% similar
baptiser vs baiser
75% similar
baptiser vs baptise
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for baptiser
PropertyValue
Headwordbaptiser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ba.ti.ze\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,975
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « baptiser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.baptiserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bae » (#26,974), « bachelier » (#26,973), « bed » (#26,977). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « baptiser » est au #26,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around baptiser (IPA \ba.ti.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,975 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for baptiser, with forms such as "abptiser", "bapitser", and "bapptiser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "baptiste", "baiser", "baptise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is baptiser, spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre chrétien par le baptême.
  2. 2
    Donner un nom par le baptême.
  3. 3
    Faire une cérémonie qui accompagne le baptême.
  4. 4
    Inaugurer quelque chose ayant une certaine envergure lors d’une cérémonie, souvent en la nommant.
  5. 5
    Nommer ; surnommer ; donner un sobriquet.
  6. 6
    Ajouter de l’eau à une boisson alcoolisée ou à l’inverse ajouter de l’alcool à une boisson qui n’en contient pas.
  7. 7
    « Inaugurer » quelque chose en faisant pour la première fois quelque chose avec.
  8. 8
    Bizuter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how baptiser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il avait marié les vieux, baptisé les jeunes, enterré les aïeuls, catéchisé des générations de moutards, […].
  2. Lorsque les passions semblèrent s’être calmées, un grand nombre de juifs qui s’étaient laissé baptiser de force revinrent au judaïsme.

Synonyms

ondoyerconsoler

Antonyms

débaptiser

This word in other languages

baptize(English)bautizar(Español)taufen(Deutsch)batizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abptiser
  • bapitser
  • bapptiser
  • baptiesr
  • baptiserr
  • baptisre
  • baptisser
  • baptsier
  • bapttiser
  • batpiser
  • bbaptiser
  • bpatiser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of baptiser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abptiser2bapitser2bapptiser1baptiesr2baptiserr1baptisre2baptisser1baptsier2
Edit distance from "baptiser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "baptiser"?
"baptiser" is spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ti.ze\.
What does "baptiser" mean?
As a verb, "baptiser" means: Rendre chrétien par le baptême.
What words are commonly confused with "baptiser"?
"baptiser" is commonly confused with "baptiste", "baiser", "baptise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "baptiser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baptiser" is \ba.ti.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baptiser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "baptiser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beignets#26,978Bermudes#26,981australe#26,968Aurillac#26,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

armagnac12 variantsappliquait12 variantsaffichées12 variantsadaptant12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list