Azraël
\az.ʁa.ɛl\
The verdict
“Azraël” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ange de la mort.
Corpus desk
Index FR-azrael · Azraël · French
Azraël · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Azraël |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \az.ʁa.ɛl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Azraël is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \az.ʁa.ɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Azraël has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Azraël, spelled A-Z-R-A-Ë-L.
Definition
- 1Ange de la mort.
- 2Chat de Gargamel.
- 3Amanita verna ou Amanita virosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Azraël appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Azraël sera le dernier à mourir.
Azraël aimerait croquer un Schtroumpf, mais Gargamel l’en empêche toujours.
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.