Azrael
/ˈæzɹi.əl/
"azrael" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Azrael” is uncommon English (frequency #72,107 among 35,202 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,107
- frequency rank, English
- 35,202
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.
| 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) |
Where “Azrael” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Azrael is uncommon English at frequency #72,107 among 35,202 “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.
Etymology
From Latin Azrahel, from Ancient Greek Ἀζαραήλ (Azaraḗl), from Biblical Hebrew עֲזַרְאֵל (ʿăzarʾēl), possibly via Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܥܲܙܪܵܐܹܝܠ (ʿazrāʾēl)).
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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 “Azrael”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-Z-R-A-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.