Globus

/[ˈɡloːbʊs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,377

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Globus is aGermannoun. It means: Kugel mit dem Abbild eines Himmelskörpers, zum Beispiel der Erde oder der scheinbaren Himmelskugel auf ihrer Oberfläche Pronounced [ˈɡloːbʊs]. Often confused with grobes and globe.

Key facts for Globus
PropertyValue
HeadwordGlobus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡloːbʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,377
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Globus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Globus is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡloːbʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,377 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Globus, with forms such as "gglobus", "glbous", and "gllobus". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "grobes", "globe", "global", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Globus, spelled G-L-O-B-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kugel mit dem Abbild eines Himmelskörpers, zum Beispiel der Erde oder der scheinbaren Himmelskugel auf ihrer Oberfläche
  2. 2
    der Planet Erde

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gglobus,glbous,gllobus,globbus,globsu,globuss,gloubs,golbus,lgobus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Globus

Misspelling Variants of "Globus"

gglobus7glbous6gllobus7globbus7globsu6globuss7gloubs6golbus6
Misspelling Variants of "Globus"

Frequency rank: #15,377 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Globus"?
"Globus" is spelled G-L-O-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡloːbʊs].
What does "Globus" mean?
As a noun, "Globus" means: Kugel mit dem Abbild eines Himmelskörpers, zum Beispiel der Erde oder der scheinbaren Himmelskugel auf ihrer Oberfläche
What words are commonly confused with "Globus"?
"Globus" is commonly confused with "grobes", "globe", "global". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Globus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Globus" is [ˈɡloːbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Globus" come from?
"Globus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.