balrog
/ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/noun
balrog is spelled B-A-L-R-O-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, balrog means “A fiery demonic creature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of balrog is balrogs.
How many letters and syllables are in balrog?
| Letters | 6: B-A-L-R-O-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is balrog?
Balrog appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce balrog?
- UK /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/
- UK /ˈbal.ɹɒɡ/
- US /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/
Balrog has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-balrog.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with balrog?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as balrog (/ɔlɹɑɡ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brolga.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of balrog
- balrogs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does balrog mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fiery demonic creature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Balrog in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fiery demonic creature:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | balrog |
| German | Balrog |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does balrog come from?
From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).