globe
\ɡlɔb\
The verdict
“globe” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,562 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,562
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sphère, corps sphérique.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | globe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɔb\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,562 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “globe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for globe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡlɔb\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,562 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Sphère, corps sphérique.
- 2Globe terrestre ; la planète Terre.
- 3Représentation cartographique sur une sphère de la Terre, d’un astre ou de l’espace céleste.
- 4Globe 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.
- 5Enveloppe 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.
- 6Seins d’une femme plantureuse.
- 7Meuble 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.
- 8Meuble particulier représentant dans les armoiries un globe terrestre. Il s’agit d’une interprétation moderne.
- 9ampoule électrique
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “globe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is G-L-O-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɡlɔb\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gore” - see the side-by-side comparison. globe vs gore
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.