ángel

[ˈãŋxel]

/[ˈãŋxel]/ noun

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The verdict

“ángel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,192
frequency rank, Spanish
60
“Á” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser mitológico representado por una figura semejante a un ser humano pero que posee alas adosadas a su espalda y vestido con ropaje resplandeciente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-angel · ángel · Spanish

ángel · rank #2,192 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,192
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 60
  • PHOTO-FINISH universidades

Nearest frequency peer: universidades (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ángel”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ángel” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ángel vs ante
40% similar
ángel vs Auge
40% similar
ángel vs anne
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ángel
PropertyValue
Headwordángel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈãŋxel]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,192
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ángel”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ángelcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “universidades” (#2,191), “actuales” (#2,193), “tráfico” (#2,190). Entre 60 lemas con “Á”, “ángel” va en #2,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ángel (IPA [ˈãŋxel]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,192 among 60 “Á” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ángel, with forms such as "nágel", "ágnel", and "ánegl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ante", "Auge", "anne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ángel, spelled Á-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser mitológico representado por una figura semejante a un ser humano pero que posee alas adosadas a su espalda y vestido con ropaje resplandeciente.
  2. 2
    En la tradición cristiana, mensajero de Dios.
  3. 3
    Se dice de una persona que posee cualidades nobles o que es físicamente atractiva.
  4. 4
    Barra de hierro usada para disparar contra los buques enemigos.
  5. 5
    Gracia, salero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ángel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Puso el Creador en tus esquivos ojos cuanto bello soñó mi loca mente para saciar la sed de mi alma ardiente diole a un ángel mortal tus labios rojos».
  2. «El otro cuadro, La Visión del Beato Alonso Rodríguez, es una obra verdaderamente sorprendente a los ojos del analista, pues si en ella son inconfundibles ciertos códigos manieristas, denota, por otra parte, una fuerte carga realista, característica que es ajena, por definición, al verdadero espíritu de ese estilo. No obstante, resaltan el alargamiento de…

Synonyms

palanqueta

This word in other languages

angel(English)ange(Français)Engel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nágel
  • ágnel
  • ánegl
  • ángell
  • ánggel
  • ángle
  • ánngel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ángel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nágel2ágnel2ánegl2ángell1ánggel1ángle2ánngel1
Edit distance from "ángel"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ángel"?
"ángel" is spelled Á-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈãŋxel].
What does "ángel" mean?
As a noun, "ángel" means: Ser mitológico representado por una figura semejante a un ser humano pero que posee alas adosadas a su espalda y vestido con ropaje resplandeciente.
What words are commonly confused with "ángel"?
"ángel" is commonly confused with "ante", "Auge", "anne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ángel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ángel" is [ˈãŋxel]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ángel" come from?
"ángel" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ángel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salga#2,186chino#2,199punta#2,184nació#2,177

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cariño7 variantsmotor7 variantsJames7 variantsmillón7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list