globose

adj

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"globose" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“globose” is uncommon English (frequency #93,742 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,742
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a globular form.

Corpus desk

Index EN-globose · globose · English

globose · rank #93,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,742
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH globules

Nearest frequency peer: globules (+1 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 “globose”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “globose” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for globose
PropertyValue
Headwordglobose
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “globose” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).globosefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “globules” (#93,743), “GLONASS” (#93,744), “giddiness” (#93,739). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “globose” is #93,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

globose is uncommon English at frequency #93,742 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a globular form.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for globose, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”). The correct English form is globose, spelled G-L-O-B-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a globular form.

Etymology

From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "globose"?
"globose" is spelled G-L-O-B-O-S-E.
What does "globose" mean?
As an adjective, "globose" means: Having a globular form.
What is the origin of the word "globose"?
From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "globose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

GLONASS#93,744giblets#93,738Gascony#93,724guzzler#93,769

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list