global
French, adjective/ɡlɔ.bal/
global is spelled G-L-O-B-A-L (6 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Global is a French adjective meaning “global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui s’applique en bloc à l’ensemble d’un certain nombre de choses matérielles ou morales”.
What does global mean in English?
adjective
- 1
global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world
- 2
as a whole, on the whole; total
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui s’applique en bloc à l’ensemble d’un certain nombre de choses matérielles ou morales. 2. Relatif à la planète, en tant que globe terrestre. 3. Qualifie une méthode d’apprentissage de la lecture, fondée sur la mémorisation directe des mots, sans correspondance avec les lettres ni le sens (par opposition à la méthode dite "syllabique").
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of global
- globale feminine
- globaux masculine plural
- globales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce global?
- /ɡlɔ.bal/
- \ɡlɔ.bal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to global
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is global in French?
global appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).