batizar

verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,659

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

batizar is aPortugueseverb. It means: administrar o batismo Often confused with baixar and batida.

Key facts for batizar
PropertyValue
Headwordbatizar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,659
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of batizar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for batizar is 7 letters long, classified as averb. Corpus data places it at rank #31,659 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for batizar, with forms such as "abtizar", "baitzar", and "batiazr". 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, "baixar", "batida", "baliza", 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 Portuguese form is batizar, spelled B-A-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
    administrar o batismo
  2. 2
    dar nome
  3. 3
    colocar bebida alcoólica em uma bebida não alcoólica
  4. 4
    adulterar a composição de uma substância
  5. 5
    ser iniciado a uma roda de capoeira por um mestre

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abtizar,baitzar,batiazr,batizarr,batizra,batizzar,battizar,batziar,bbatizar,btaizar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for batizar

Misspelling Variants of "batizar"

abtizar7baitzar7batiazr7batizarr8batizra7batizzar8battizar8batziar7
Misspelling Variants of "batizar"

Frequency rank: #31,659 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "batizar"?
"batizar" is spelled B-A-T-I-Z-A-R.
What does "batizar" mean?
As a verb, "batizar" means: administrar o batismo
What words are commonly confused with "batizar"?
"batizar" is commonly confused with "baixar", "batida", "baliza". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "batizar" come from?
"batizar" is a Portuguese 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.