# Ange

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ænd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #29,911

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Angela.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Angelo.

## Etymology
Shortening.

## Easily confused with
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-are)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-any)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ann)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-aye)
- **ant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ant)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-axe)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ape)
- **ans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ans)
- **ani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ani)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-arg)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-anna)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-anne)
- **ants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ants)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-arse)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-axle)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-anon)
- **ante** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-ante)

## Common misspellings (5)
`agne`, `aneg`, `angge`, `annge`, `nage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ange