angelical

/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

//ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl// adj

"angelical" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“angelical” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

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Index EN-angelical · angelical · English

angelical · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for angelical
PropertyValue
Headwordangelical
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “angelical” in English

angelicalranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

angelical is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.".

No misspelling variants are generated for angelical in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English aungelicale, from Latin angelicus + -al; equivalent to angel + -ical. The correct English form is angelical, spelled A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how angelical appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!
  2. She was all angelical gentleness.

Etymology

From Middle English aungelicale, from Latin angelicus + -al; equivalent to angel + -ical.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angelical"?
"angelical" is spelled A-N-G-E-L-I-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/.
What does "angelical" mean?
As an adjective, "angelical" means: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
How do you pronounce "angelical"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angelical" is /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "angelical"?
From Middle English aungelicale, from Latin angelicus + -al; equivalent to angel + -ical. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list