ear lobe
"ear-lobe" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ear lobe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ear lobe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ear lobe” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ear lobe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ear lobe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is ear lobe, spelled E-A-R- -L-O-B-E.
Definition
- 1The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.
- 2The fleshy patch of skin below the ear tuft of a chicken.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ear lobe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-A-R- -L-O-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.