# Angela

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈænd͡ʒələ/ · frequency rank #6,863

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”).

## Easily confused with
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-anger)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angle)
- **anglo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-anglo)
- **angels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angels)
- **Angelo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angelo)
- **Angola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angola)
- **Anglia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-anglia)
- **Angers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angers)
- **angina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angina)
- **Anselm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-anselm)
- **angora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angora)
- **Angell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angell)
- **Angeles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angeles)
- **angular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angular)
- **angelic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angelic)
- **Angolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angolan)
- **Angelus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angelus)
- **Angelina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angelina)
- **angelica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angelica)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ange-vs-angela)

## Common misspellings (8)
`agnela`, `anegla`, `angeal`, `angella`, `anggela`, `anglea`, `anngela`, `nagela`

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