# globe

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡləʊb/ · frequency rank #4,451

## Definitions
1. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
2. Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
3. The planet Earth.
4. A spherical model of Earth or other planet.
5. A light bulb.
6. A circular military formation used in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the modern infantry square.
7. A woman's breast or buttock, whichever is more prominent.
8. A group.
9. A land snail of the genus Mesodon.

## Etymology
From late Middle English globe, from Middle French globe, from Old French globe, borrowed from Latin globus. Doublet of globus.

## Easily confused with
- **gob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gob)
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gone)
- **glow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glow)
- **glue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glue)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gore)
- **gove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gove)
- **glory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glory)
- **grove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-grove)
- **goose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-goose)
- **glove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glove)
- **gloss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gloss)
- **gloom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gloom)
- **gnome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gnome)
- **Glock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glock)
- **goode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-goode)
- **glows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glows)
- **grope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-grope)
- **gloves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-gloves)
- **glover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-glover)
- **globes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/globe-vs-globes)

## Common misspellings (7)
`gglobe`, `glboe`, `gllobe`, `globbe`, `gloeb`, `golbe`, `lgobe`

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