Accordángel
Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine
el ángel
angel
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ángel
/el ˈaŋxel/
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How do you say ángel in Spanish?
IPA
/el ˈaŋxel/
How do you pronounce ángel in Spanish?
ángel is pronounced /el ˈaŋxel/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El ángel guardián protegió al niño durante toda la noche.
The guardian angel protected the boy throughout the night.
Un ángel hermoso apareció en el sueño del anciano.
A beautiful angel appeared in the old man's dream.
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Why is it masculine?
Ángel is masculine because it derives from Latin "angelus," which was grammatically masculine, a borrowing from Greek "angelos" (messenger) that retained the masculine gender when adopted into Romance languages. Spanish maintained this gender assignment from its Latin ancestor.
What is the Spanish word for angel?
The Spanish word for angel is el ángel — masculine.
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