“Baptizing” or “Baptising”

Language

Baptizing and baptising are both English terms.

Usage

Baptizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while baptising is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
baptizing	77	24	69	100	70	27	0	0	0	0	0	0
baptising	23	76	31	0	30	73	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "baptizing" over "baptising" (77 to 23).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "baptising" over "baptizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "baptizing" over "baptising" (69 to 31).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "baptizing" over "baptising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "baptizing" over "baptising" (70 to 30).
• In Australia, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "baptising" over "baptizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptizing" and "baptising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptizing" and "baptising".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "baptising" over "baptizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptizing" and "baptising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptizing" and "baptising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptizing" and "baptising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use baptizing or baptising with sample sentences.

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