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 September 3, 2026) - The lower, exterior, fleshy, bulbous part of the human ear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ear-lobe · ear lobe · English
ear lobe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ear lobe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ear lobe” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ear lobe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The color of the female's ear lobe will tell you if she will lay a white or colored egg.
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.