balrog
/ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/
"balrog" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“balrog” is uncommon English (frequency #83,030 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,030
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A fiery demonic creature.
Corpus desk
Index EN-balrog · balrog · English
balrog · rank #83,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,030
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Bambang
Nearest frequency peer: Bambang (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “balrog”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- backscatter
backscatter
16,976 corpus weight
- badman
badman
16,975 corpus weight
- balrog
balrog
16,971 corpus weight
- Bambang
Bambang
16,970 corpus weight
- bankable
bankable
16,968 corpus weight
- Bann
Bann
16,967 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “balrog” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | balrog |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #83,030 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “balrog” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
balrog is uncommon English at frequency #83,030 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A fiery demonic creature.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for balrog, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon". The correct English form is balrog, spelled B-A-L-R-O-G.
Definition
- 1A fiery demonic creature.
Etymology
From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon".
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.