gelobtevsglobeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: gelobte is a adjective, globe is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gelobte” is an adjective and “globe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,553
“gelobte” frequency rank
#25,156
“globe” frequency rank
57709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelobte globe
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt Erdball, Erdkugel, Globus

Letter map: gelobte vs globe

Shared letters muted; letters that set gelobte and globe apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
gelobte
5 ch
globe

Grammar separator: gelobte vs globe

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: gelobte is anadjective and globeanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelobte is recorded at frequency rank #32,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptə]. globe is at rank #25,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 57709, this pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gelobte vs globe

Shared letters: beglo. Private to "gelobte": t. Private to "globe": -.

"gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "globe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelobteeglobte · gelbote · gellobte · gelobbte · gelobet · gelobtte · gelotbe · geolbte
  • globegglobe · glboe · gllobe · globbe · gloeb · golbe · lgobe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelobte" and "globe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gelobte" is an adjective and "globe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gelobte" or "globe"?
"globe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,156 in our German list, against #32,553 for "gelobte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "gelobte" vs "globe" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gelobte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "globe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelobte" and "globe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelobte vs gelobten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #890,742 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list