warlord
/ˈwɔɹlɔɹd/noun
warlord is spelled W-A-R-L-O-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, warlord means “A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of warlord is warlords.
How many letters and syllables are in warlord?
| Letters | 7: W-A-R-L-O-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is warlord?
Warlord appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 warlord?
- US /ˈwɔɹlɔɹd/
- UK /ˈwɔːlɔːd/
Warlord has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-warlord.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with warlord
Also written: war lord (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of warlord
- warlords plural
- war lord
- war-lord
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does warlord mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Warlord in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | seigneur de guerre , seigneur de la guerre |
| German | Kriegsherr , Warlord, Kriegsfürst |
| Portuguese | senhor da guerra , caudilho |
| Spanish | señor de la guerra, caudillo |
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 warlord come from?
From war + lord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).