Würgengel
[ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩]
The verdict
“Würgengel” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von Gott zum Töten ausgesandter Engel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Würgengel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Würgengel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Würgengel is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “Würgengel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-R-G-E-N-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvʏʁkˌʔɛŋl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.