angel of death
"angel-of-death" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angel of death” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angel of death |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angel of death” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for angel of death is 14 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for angel of death in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is angel of death, spelled A-N-G-E-L- -O-F- -D-E-A-T-H.
Definition
- 1A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- 2A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- 3A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- 4A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- 5A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
- 6A type of serial killer who is employed as a caregiver and kills people under their care.
- 7Synonym of destroying angel (“a type of mushroom”).
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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 “angel of death”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-G-E-L- -O-F- -D-E-A-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.