how to pronounce archangel

/ˈɑː.kɛɪn.dʒəl/

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archangel is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of archangel in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… if I was Archangel I'd be all over you …”

meanings of archangel

noun:

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

name:

A city in northwestern Russia.

archangel frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word archangel occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.