# archangel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ · frequency rank #29,542

## Definitions
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. 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.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acrhangel`, `arcahngel`, `arcchangel`, `archagnel`, `archanegl`, `archangell`, `archanggel`, `archangle`, `archanngel`, `archhangel`, `archnagel`, `arhcangel`, `arrchangel`, `rachangel`

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