angelica
/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/
"angelica" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angelica” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,659 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,659
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angelica |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,659 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angelica” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for angelica is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,659 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for angelica, with forms such as "agnelica", "aneglica", and "angeilca". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anglia", "Angelina", "Anglican", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is angelica, spelled A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
- 2A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
- 3A species of Aralia.
- 4Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agnelica,aneglica,angeilca,angelcia,angeliac,angelicca,angellica,anggelica,angleica,anngelica,nagelica
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angelica - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “angelica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anglia” - see the side-by-side comparison. angelica vs Anglia
- 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.