# global

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡləʊbəl/ · frequency rank #1,188

## Definitions
1. Concerning all parts of the world.
2. Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal
3. Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:
4. Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:
5. Spherical, ball-shaped.
6. Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

## Etymology
From globe + -al; compare French global.

## Easily confused with
- **goal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/global-vs-goal)
- **globe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/global-vs-globe)
- **Gopal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/global-vs-gopal)
- **globes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/global-vs-globes)
- **globally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/global-vs-globally)
- **gloat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gloat-vs-global)

## Common misspellings (9)
`gglobal`, `glboal`, `gllobal`, `gloabl`, `globall`, `globbal`, `globla`, `golbal`, `lgobal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/global