“Baptized” Or “Baptised”—What's The Difference?

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Baptized and baptised are both English terms.

Usage

Baptized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while baptised 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
baptized	84	29	71	92	74	32	0	40	40	82	74	0
baptised	16	71	29	8	26	68	0	60	60	18	26	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (84 to 16).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "baptised" over "baptized".
• In India, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (71 to 29).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (92 to 8).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (74 to 26).
• In Australia, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "baptised" over "baptized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptized" and "baptised".
• In Ireland, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "baptised" over "baptized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "baptised" over "baptized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (82 to 18).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "baptized" over "baptised" (74 to 26).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "baptized" and "baptised".

Examples

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Examples in Context

Examples of “baptized”

• …rulers of the time, was baptized directly into Roman Catholicism instead…
• Henry Lodge (baptized 14 April 1566 at St…
• …in the faith while other baptized infants would fall away from…
• …small number of Indians were baptized as Christians by Anglican ministers…
• He was baptized a few days later on…
• …Northwest Arkansas, the church has baptized over 18,000 people.
• …the other has not been baptized (unless a dispensation is granted)
• …who are preparing to be baptized into the Catholic Church] who…
• …erit" (whomsoever believes and is baptized will be saved").
• In August 1832 Weaver was baptized into the Catholic faith, and…

Examples of “baptised”

• John Donaldson (baptised 5 January 1789; died 12…
• …on 27 February 1760 and baptised on 6 March 1760 at…
• …town clerk of London who baptised there on 18 December 1378;…
• …was born in Kirkharle and baptised in St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle,…
• …all Icelanders had to be baptised, but heathens were allowed to…
• Thomas Bateman (8 November 1821 (baptised) – 28 August 1861) was…
• …the city of Durham and baptised at St James's, Westminster, London.
• Eventually, he was baptised on 6 October 1833 into…
• …7 April 1590 and was baptised at Weare Giffard, North Devon,…
• Foveaux was baptised on 6 April 1767 at…

• baptize vs. baptise
• baptizing vs. baptising

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