Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balrog

/ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: bal-rog
IPA: /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fiery demonic creature.

Example Sentences

"The Balrog made no answer. The fire in it seemed to die, but the darkness grew. It stepped forward slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall […]"
"What was released was a demon, a balrog of pure sexual energy which had been denied for too long."
"[…] is just a big goofy Balrog as far as I'm concerned, he might make a "Green Dot" poster scared; the big dweeb."
"[And now, a warp-drive round of Confirm or Deny.][...] Gandalf the Grey was cooler than Gandalf the White. Hmm, that’s a tough one. I think in some ways he was cooler, but he kind of needed to defeat the Balrog in order to become a better wizard, I guess, and play a bigger role in defeating Sauron. But he was definitely more chill as Gandalf the Grey and had a better sense of humor."

Etymology

From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon".

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/
British English: /ˈbɔːl.ɹɒɡ/

Inflected Forms

balrogs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce balrog?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔl.ɹɑɡ/.
What does balrog mean?: A fiery demonic creature.
Where does balrog come from?: From Sindarin, a fictional language created by J.R.R. Tolkien, meaning something akin to "mighty demon".

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