angel of death
"angel-of-death" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angel of death” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A personification of death in fiction, art, mythology, or religion.
Corpus desk
Index EN-angel-of-death · angel of death · English
angel of death · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | angel of death |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angel of death” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angel of death is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
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”).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angel of death appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
New evidence could lead to the freeing of a nurse known as the “angel of death” who was convicted of killing four patients.
Synonyms
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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.