evangel
/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/
"evangel" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evangel” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,237 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,237
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Christian gospel.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evangel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “evangel” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for evangel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #99,237 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.
evangel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to annou… The correct English form is evangel, spelled E-V-A-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1The Christian gospel.
- 2A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.
- 3An evangelist.
Etymology
From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.
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 “evangel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-V-A-N-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/ (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.