globe

\ɡlɔb\

/\ɡlɔb\/ noun

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The verdict

“globe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,562
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sphère, corps sphérique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-globe · globe · French

globe · rank #5,562 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,562
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH gentille

Nearest frequency peer: gentille (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « globe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « globe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

globe vs gore
60% similar
globe vs gode
60% similar
globe vs gone
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for globe
PropertyValue
Headwordglobe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɔb\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,562
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « globe »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.globese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « gentille » (#5,561), « grecs » (#5,563), « Florence » (#5,560). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « globe » est au #5,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around globe (IPA \ɡlɔb\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,562 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for globe, with forms such as "gglobe", "glboe", and "gllobe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "gore", "gode", "gone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is globe, spelled G-L-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sphère, corps sphérique.
  2. 2
    Globe terrestre ; la planète Terre.
  3. 3
    Représentation cartographique sur une sphère de la Terre, d’un astre ou de l’espace céleste.
  4. 4
    Globe impérial ; boule d’or, surmontée d’une croix ou d'un autre motif emblématique, qui symbolisait l'univers et qui fut prise pour attribut par les derniers empereurs romains, puis par certains souverains.
  5. 5
    Enveloppe de verre ou de cristal, de forme plus ou moins sphérique dont on entoure le foyer d’une lampe pour en atténuer l’éclat ou certains objets comme une pendule pour les préserver de la poussière.
  6. 6
    Seins d’une femme plantureuse.
  7. 7
    Meuble particulier représentant dans les armoiries une sphère prise dans un cintre en forme de T renversé et surmontée d’une croisette. À rapprocher de monde, sphère et sphère armillaire.
  8. 8
    Meuble particulier représentant dans les armoiries un globe terrestre. Il s’agit d’une interprétation moderne.
  9. 9
    ampoule électrique

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how globe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le diamètre d’un globe.
  2. La circonférence d’un globe.

Synonyms

monde

This word in other languages

globe(English)globo(Español)Globus(Deutsch)globo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gglobe
  • glboe
  • gllobe
  • globbe
  • gloeb
  • golbe
  • lgobe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of globe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

gglobe1glboe2gllobe1globbe1gloeb2golbe2lgobe2
Edit distance from "globe"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "globe"?
"globe" is spelled G-L-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɔb\.
What does "globe" mean?
As a noun, "globe" means: Sphère, corps sphérique.
What words are commonly confused with "globe"?
"globe" is commonly confused with "gore", "gode", "gone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "globe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "globe" is \ɡlɔb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "globe" come from?
"globe" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

grecs#5,563enjeu#5,557house#5,569lapin#5,577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

coffre7 variantsChaos7 variantssubit7 variantstimes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list