archangel

/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

//ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl// noun

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

The verdict

“archangel” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,542
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Ch...

Corpus desk

Index EN-archangel · archangel · English

archangel · rank #29,542 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,542
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH arbitrator

Nearest frequency peer: arbitrator (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “archangel”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “archangel” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for archangel
PropertyValue
Headwordarchangel
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,542
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “archangel”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).archangellands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “arbitrator” (#29,541), “arbiter” (#29,540), “apricot” (#29,539). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “archangel” is #29,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around archangel (IPA /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,542 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for archangel, with forms such as "acrhangel", "arcahngel", and "arcchangel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel. The correct English form is archangel, spelled A-R-C-H-A-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
  2. 2
    Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

Etymology

From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel.

This word in other languages

arcángel(Español)archange(Français)Erzengel(Deutsch)arcanjo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrhangel
  • arcahngel
  • arcchangel
  • archagnel
  • archanegl
  • archangell
  • archanggel
  • archangle
  • archanngel
  • archhangel
  • archnagel
  • arhcangel
  • arrchangel
  • rachangel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of archangel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acrhangel2arcahngel2arcchangel1archagnel2archanegl2archangell1archanggel1archangle2
Edit distance from "archangel"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "archangel"?
"archangel" is spelled A-R-C-H-A-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/.
What does "archangel" mean?
As a noun, "archangel" means: A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Ch...
What are common misspellings of "archangel"?
Common misspellings include "acrhangel", "arcahngel", "arcchangel", "archagnel", "archanegl". The correct spelling is "archangel".
How do you pronounce "archangel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "archangel" is /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/. 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 "archangel"?
From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "archangel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

waterhouse14 variantsunscathed14 variantsuninformed14 variantsunhelpful14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list