ÁngelavsÁngelesTell them apart

Which to use

“Ángela” and “Ángeles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,518
“Ángela” frequency rank
#2,914
“Ángeles” frequency rank
18432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ángela Ángeles
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Nombre de pila de mujer.

Where the eye mixes Ángela and Ángeles

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Ángela
7 ch
Ángeles

Look-alike desk: Ángela vs Ángeles

A purely visual mix-up. Ángela ([ˈãŋxela]) and Ángeles ([ˈãŋxeles]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ángela is recorded at frequency rank #15,518, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈãŋxela]. Ángeles is at rank #2,914, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈãŋxeles].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 18432, this pair ranks #267,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ángela vs Ángeles

Shared letters: eglná. Private to "Ángela": a. Private to "Ángeles": s.

"Ángela" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "Ángeles" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Ángela" for "Ángeles" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈãŋxela] versus [ˈãŋxeles]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ángela" vs "Ángeles" - which ranks higher?
"Ángeles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,914 in our Spanish list, against #15,518 for "Ángela". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ángela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ángeles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ángela" and "Ángeles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ángela vs anhelan". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #267,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list