ángel
Spanish, noun/ˈanxel/
ángel is spelled Á-N-G-E-L (5 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,161st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ángel is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “angel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser mitológico representado por una figura semejante a un ser humano pero que posee alas adosadas a su…”.
What does ángel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineangel (an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity)
- 2
masculineangel (one of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues)
- 3
masculineangel (a person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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. En la tradición cristiana, mensajero de Dios. 3. Se dice de una persona que posee cualidades nobles o que es físicamente atractiva. 4. Barra de hierro usada para disparar contra los buques enemigos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ángel
- ángeles plural
- angelito diminutive
- ángelo alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ángel?
- /ˈanxel/
- [ˈãŋ.xel]
- /ˈanʃel/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ángel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ángel in Spanish?
ángel appears 40 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).