Würgengel
[ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩]
The verdict
“Würgengel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Gott zum Töten ausgesandter Engel
Corpus desk
Index DE-wurgengel · Würgengel · German
Würgengel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Würgengel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Würgengel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Würgengel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Würgengel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Würgengel, spelled W-Ü-R-G-E-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1von Gott zum Töten ausgesandter Engel
- 2von Gott ausgesandter Engel zur Verbreitung der Pest
- 3Bezeichnung für bestimmte Engel in der Apokalypse
- 4Personifizierung der Sünde
- 5Bezeichnung eines mordgierigen, gewalttätigen Menschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Würgengel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damit aber Alle, Schuldige wie Unschuldige, voll Muth und Vertrauen werden, will ich nun zeigen, wie durch das Blut des göttlichen Osterlammes dieser Würgengel voll uns ferne gehalten werde.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.