Engel

[ˈɛŋ.l̩]

/[ˈɛŋ.l̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Engel” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,884 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,884
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ángel.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engel · Engel · Spanish

Engel · rank #50,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,884
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH engañaba

Nearest frequency peer: engañaba (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Engel”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Engel” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Engel
PropertyValue
HeadwordEngel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛŋ.l̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Engel” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Engelcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “engañaba” (#50,883), “enmarcados” (#50,885), “endeudados” (#50,882). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “Engel” va en #50,884. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Engel is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,884 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛŋ.l̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Engel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Engel, spelled E-N-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ángel.
  2. 2
    Ángel₃.

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 "Engel"?
"Engel" is spelled E-N-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛŋ.l̩].
What does "Engel" mean?
As a noun, "Engel" means: Ángel.
How do you pronounce "Engel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Engel" is [ˈɛŋ.l̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Engel" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list