globe oculaire
\ɡlɔ.b‿ɔ.ky.lɛʁ\
The verdict
“globe oculaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bulbe de l’œil, séparé de ses annexes, formé de trois enveloppes dites « tuniques » autour du corps vitré.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | globe oculaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɔ.b‿ɔ.ky.lɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “globe oculaire” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
globe oculaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔ.b‿ɔ.ky.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bulbe de l’œil, séparé de ses annexes, formé de trois enveloppes dites « tuniques » autour du corps vitré.".
Zero misspellings are on record for globe oculaire in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is globe oculaire, spelled G-L-O-B-E- -O-C-U-L-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Bulbe de l’œil, séparé de ses annexes, formé de trois enveloppes dites « tuniques » autour du corps vitré.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “globe oculaire”
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- The one correct French spelling is G-L-O-B-E- -O-C-U-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.