Azazel
/əˈzeɪzəl/
"azazel" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Azazel” is uncommon English (frequency #71,298 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,298
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fallen angel in some traditions of Judaism and Christianity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-azazel · Azazel · English
Azazel · rank #71,298 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,298
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH aurum
Nearest frequency peer: aurum (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Azazel”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- astrolabe
astrolabe
28,709 corpus weight
- astronomica…
astronomically
28,708 corpus weight
- Attleboro
Attleboro
28,707 corpus weight
- Augustan
Augustan
28,705 corpus weight
- aurum
aurum
28,704 corpus weight
- Azazel
Azazel
28,703 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Azazel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Azazel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Azazel is uncommon English at frequency #71,298 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /əˈzeɪzəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Azazel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then strait commands that at the warlike sound / Of Trumpets loud and Clarions be upreard / His mighty Standard ; that proud honour claim'd / Azazel as his right, a Cherub tall:
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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