Angel
German, noun
Angel is spelled A-N-G-E-L (5 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written German, the 8,529th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Angel is a German feminine noun meaning “tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, angel is a different word: “singular imperative of angeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “längliches Gerät für den Fischfang”.
What does Angel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))
- 2
feminineobsoletefishhook
- 3
femininehinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)
- 4
femininetang (of a sword or knife)
noun
- 1
masculineAngle (member of a historic Germanic tribe)
verb
- 1
singular imperative of angeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. längliches Gerät für den Fischfang 2. zumeist metallener Stift, der, in einen Griffpunkt gelegt, eine stabile Drehbewegung ermöglicht 3. Bezeichnung für die durch das Heft gehende Verlängerung der Klinge der meisten Handwerkzeuge und vieler Blankwaffen
noun: 1. der Stachel von Insekten, insbesondere Bienen, Wespen und Hornissen 2. Angelrute 3. Türangel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Angel
- Angeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Angel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Angel in German?
Angel appears 7.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).