globule
\ɡlɔ.byl\
The verdict
“globule” is uncommon French (frequency #70,679 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,679
- frequency rank, French
- 2,617
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit corps sphérique ou sphéroïdal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-globule · globule · French
globule · rank #70,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,679
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,617
- PHOTO-FINISH goldsmith
Nearest frequency peer: goldsmith (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « globule »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- gimme
gimme
29,326 corpus weight
- giorno
giorno
29,325 corpus weight
- globule
globule
29,322 corpus weight
- goldsmith
goldsmith
29,321 corpus weight
- goodnight
goodnight
29,319 corpus weight
- gorgone
gorgone
29,318 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « globule » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | globule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɡlɔ.byl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,679 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « globule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
globule is uncommon French at frequency #70,679 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔ.byl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for globule, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 globule, spelled G-L-O-B-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petit corps sphérique ou sphéroïdal.
- 2Pilule très petite qui renferment un médicament très actif.
- 3Très petite quantité de quelque chose.
- 4Boule au sommet de la coiffure, en cristal ou pierre précieuse, portée par les mandarins des ordres élevés et indiquant leur rang hiérarchique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how globule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], il marcha vers le bassin de pierre dans lequel les eaux de la fontaine, en tombant, formaient des globules qui scintillaient au clair de la lune ; […].
Puis elle remontait dans sa chambre, où elle s’enfermait, n’ayant d’autre spectacle sous les yeux que la rue monotone, les flaques d’eau jaunâtre où le crépitement des averses soulevait des globules, que le vent chassait devant lui.
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); 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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