angle
/ˈæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
"angle" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angle” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,737 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,737
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
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 | angle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angle” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for angle is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,737 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for angle, with forms such as "agnle", "anggle", and "anglle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Anne", "axle", "ante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos Proto-Italic *angulos Latin angulusder. Middle French anglebor. Middle English angle English angle From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from La… The correct English form is angle, spelled A-N-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- 2The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
- 3A corner where two walls intersect.
- 4A change in direction.
- 5A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
- 6The focus of a news story.
- 7Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- 8A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- 9An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
- 10A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- 11Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos Proto-Italic *angulos Latin angulusder. Middle French anglebor. Middle English angle English angle From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agnle,anggle,anglle,anlge,anngle,nagle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angle - 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 “angle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-G-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anne” - see the side-by-side comparison. angle vs Anne
- 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.