baptismal
\ba.tis.mal\
The verdict
“baptismal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au baptême.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baptismal · baptismal · French
baptismal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | baptismal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ba.tis.mal\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
baptismal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ba.tis.mal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relatif au baptême.".
No misspelling variants are generated for baptismal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is baptismal, spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relatif au baptême.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baptismal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le malade ne songeait plus qu'aux siens et à l'autre monde que sa foi baptismale lui avait toujours montré après cette vie.
Il regarde la cuve baptismale simplement creusée dans le mur de brique.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.