# Uriel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,995

## Definitions
1. An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

## Easily confused with
- **URL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriel-vs-url)
- **urine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriel-vs-urine)
- **urinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriel-vs-urinal)
- **Uri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uri-vs-uriel)
- **ure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ure-vs-uriel)
- **urge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urge-vs-uriel)
- **urea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urea-vs-uriel)
- **uric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uric-vs-uriel)
- **Ural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ural-vs-uriel)
- **urged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urged-vs-uriel)
- **Uribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uribe-vs-uriel)
- **Uriah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-uriel)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ruiel`, `uirel`, `ureil`, `uriell`, `urile`, `urriel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uriel