globetrotter
/ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/
"globetrotter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“globetrotter” is uncommon English (frequency #85,292 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,292
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who travels often to faraway places.
Corpus desk
Index EN-globetrotter · globetrotter · English
globetrotter · rank #85,292 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,292
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH GFR
Nearest frequency peer: GFR (-3 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “globetrotter”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gatefold
gatefold
14,718 corpus weight
- gaur
gaur
14,717 corpus weight
- Gaziantep
Gaziantep
14,715 corpus weight
- GFR
GFR
14,712 corpus weight
- globetrotter
globetrotter
14,709 corpus weight
- glutamic
glutamic
14,706 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “globetrotter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | globetrotter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #85,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “globetrotter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
globetrotter is uncommon English at frequency #85,292 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɡləʊbˌtɹɒtə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who travels often to faraway places.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for globetrotter, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From globe + trotter. The correct English form is globetrotter, spelled G-L-O-B-E-T-R-O-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who travels often to faraway places.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how globetrotter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Word-painting has become a science, and almost every corner of the globe has been described and traversed by that genus homo, the inevitable "globe-trotter".
Globe-trotters who expect entertainment as a right, have, even within my memory, blunted this open-heartedness, but, none the less, to-day if you belong to the Inner Circle and are neither a bear nor a black sheep all houses are open to you and our small world is very kind and helpful.
Etymology
From globe + trotter.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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