# globe vs tools

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### globe
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #25,156*
Erdball, Erdkugel, Globus

### tools
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #12,399*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tool

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/globe-vs-tools