baptist

\ˈbæptɪst\

/\ˈbæptɪst\/ noun

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The verdict

“baptist” is uncommon French (frequency #80,906 among 227,490 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,906
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui baptise, baptiseur.

Key facts for baptist
PropertyValue
Headwordbaptist
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbæptɪst\
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “baptist” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). baptist lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

baptist is uncommon French at frequency #80,906 among 227,490 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbæptɪst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui baptise, baptiseur.".

Zero misspellings are on record for baptist in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is baptist, spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui baptise, baptiseur.

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 "baptist"?
"baptist" is spelled B-A-P-T-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbæptɪst\.
What does "baptist" mean?
As a noun, "baptist" means: Personne qui baptise, baptiseur.
How do you pronounce "baptist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "baptist" is \ˈbæptɪst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "baptist" come from?
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Using “baptist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-A-P-T-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈbæptɪst\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list