# angular

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæŋ.ɡju.lɚ/ · frequency rank #14,690

## Definitions
1. Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
2. Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.
3. Sharp-cornered; pointed.
4. Measured by an angle.
5. Lean, lank.
6. Ungraceful; lacking grace.
7. Sharp and stiff in character.
8. Composed of three or more rings attached to a single carbon atom (the rings not all being in the same plane).

## Etymology
From Middle English angular, anguler, from Latin angulāris, from angulus (“angle, corner”). See angle.

## Easily confused with
- **annular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angular-vs-annular)
- **Angela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angular)
- **Angola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angola-vs-angular)
- **angler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angler-vs-angular)
- **Aguilar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aguilar-vs-angular)
- **Angolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angolan-vs-angular)

## Common misspellings (10)
`agnular`, `anggular`, `angluar`, `angualr`, `angularr`, `angullar`, `angulra`, `anngular`, `anuglar`, `nagular`

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