batismo

noun

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The verdict

“batismo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,014
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de batizar

Corpus desk

Index PT-batismo · batismo · Portuguese

batismo · rank #11,014 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,014
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH batizado

Nearest frequency peer: batizado (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “batismo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “batismo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

batismo vs budismo
71% similar
batismo vs batido
71% similar

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

Key facts for batismo
PropertyValue
Headwordbatismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,014
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “batismo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.batismocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “batizado” (#11,015), “balcão” (#11,011), “cantada” (#11,022). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “batismo” fica em #11,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around batismo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,014 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for batismo, with forms such as "abtismo", "baitsmo", and "batimso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "budismo", "batido", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is batismo, spelled B-A-T-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de batizar
  2. 2
    ritual de iniciação em certas religiões por meio da imersão em água
  3. 3
    ato de dar nome a uma pessoa
  4. 4
    ato de dar nome a qualquer coisa
  5. 5
    a primeira vez em qualquer coisa:
  6. 6
    falsificação de vinho por adição de água

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. batismo de fogo
  2. batismo de voo

Synonyms

baptismobautismo

This word in other languages

baptism(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abtismo
  • baitsmo
  • batimso
  • batismmo
  • batisom
  • batissmo
  • batsimo
  • battismo
  • bbatismo
  • btaismo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of batismo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abtismo2baitsmo2batimso2batismmo1batisom2batissmo1batsimo2battismo1
Edit distance from "batismo"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "batismo"?
"batismo" is spelled B-A-T-I-S-M-O.
What does "batismo" mean?
As a noun, "batismo" means: ato de batizar
What words are commonly confused with "batismo"?
"batismo" is commonly confused with "budismo", "batido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "batismo" come from?
"batismo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cantada#11,022caseiro#11,023catalão#11,024alertar#10,997

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

termine10 variantsstrong10 variantsinserção10 variantsrapidez10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list