ángel

/[ˈãŋxel]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,192

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

ángel is aSpanishnoun. It 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. Pronounced [ˈãŋxel]. It ranks #2,192 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with ante and Auge.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ángel in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ángel is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈãŋxel]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,192 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ángel, with forms such as "nágel", "ágnel", and "ánegl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ángel, spelled Á-N-G-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nágel,ágnel,ánegl,ángell,ánggel,ángle,ánngel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ángel

Misspelling Variants of "ángel"

nágel5ágnel5ánegl5ángell6ánggel6ángle5ánngel6
Misspelling Variants of "ángel"

Frequency rank: #2,192 in Spanish

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.