angelfish
"angelfish" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angelfish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
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Index EN-angelfish · angelfish · English
angelfish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | angelfish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angelfish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angelfish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
angelfish has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins. The correct English form is angelfish, spelled A-N-G-E-L-F-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Any of the genus Pterophyllum of freshwater, tropical cichlids.
- 2Any marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
- 3Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama).
- 4Angelshark, of the family Squatinidae.
- 5Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber).
- 6cave angelfish, a karst-dwelling member of the family Balitoridae, found only in Thailand.
Etymology
From angel + fish; so called for its wing-like pectoral fins.
This word in other languages
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.