Azazel
/əˈzeɪzəl/
"azazel" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Azazel” is an uncommon English word, ranked #71,298 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #71,298
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Azazel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /əˈzeɪzəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,298 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Azazel” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Azazel is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈzeɪzəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,298 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Azazel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl). The correct English form is Azazel, spelled A-Z-A-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
- 2Satan.
- 3The name of Iblis.
Etymology
From Hebrew עֲזָאזֵל (azazél, “Azazel, cliff from which the scapegoat was sent to its death”), Arabic عَزَازِيل (ʕazāzīl).
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 “Azazel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-Z-A-Z-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈzeɪzəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.