Azrael
/ˈæzɹi.əl/
"azrael" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Azrael” is uncommon English (frequency #72,107 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,107
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
Corpus desk
Index EN-azrael · Azrael · English
Azrael · rank #72,107 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,107
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Azim
Nearest frequency peer: Azim (-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 “Azrael”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Awan
Awan
27,898 corpus weight
- Ayan
Ayan
27,897 corpus weight
- Azim
Azim
27,895 corpus weight
- Azrael
Azrael
27,894 corpus weight
- backsliding
backsliding
27,892 corpus weight
- Badawi
Badawi
27,891 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Azrael” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Azrael |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈæzɹi.əl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #72,107 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Azrael” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Azrael is uncommon English at frequency #72,107 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈæzɹi.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Azrael, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)). The correct English form is Azrael, spelled A-Z-R-A-E-L.
Definition
- 1The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Azrael appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And his voice through all the garden is a thunder sent to bring / Black Azrael and Ariel and Ammon on the wing.
Etymology
From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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