globe
/ɡloʊb/noun, verb
globe is spelled G-L-O-B-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, globe means “The eyeball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of globe is globes.
How many letters and syllables are in globe?
| Letters | 5: G-L-O-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,444th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is globe?
Globe appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,444th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce globe?
- UK /ɡləʊb/
- US /ɡloʊb/
- /ɡloːb/
Globe has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_globe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with globe?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as globe from its last stressed vowel (/oʊb/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bogle.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of globe
- globes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- globing participle, present
- globed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does globe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The eyeball.
- 2
A spherical model of Earth or of another planet.
- 3
A part of a device, often a lamp.
the globe of a lamp
- 4
AustraliadatedA light bulb.
- 5
A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
- 6
slangA woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
- 7
obsoleteA group.
- 8
A land snail of the genus Mesodon.
verb
- 1
To become spherical.
- 2
To make spherical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Globe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | globo, esfera |
| Spanish | globo , globo terráqueo, globo terrestre |
| French | globe |
| German | Globus |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does globe come from?
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).