angelot
\ɑ̃.ʒlo\
The verdict
“angelot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figurine ou image de petit ange.
Corpus desk
Index FR-angelot · angelot · French
angelot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angelot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ʒlo\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « angelot » en français
Rare enough to double-check
angelot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ʒlo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
angelot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is angelot, spelled A-N-G-E-L-O-T.
Definition
- 1Figurine ou image de petit ange.
- 2Enfant mignon et pur.
- 3Sorte de petit fromage de Normandie, marqué d’un ange et en forme de cœur.
- 4Monnaie, qui avait cours sous Philippe de Valois, appelée ainsi parce qu’elle était marquée d’un ange.
- 5Sorte de poisson nommé aussi ange de mer.
- 6Voir chérubin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how angelot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il reçoit son monstre cracheur avec les angelots qui le turlupinent et le dardent.
Il me fait penser aux angelots que l’on peut parfois admirer sur les décorations de Noël.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.