globule rouge

\ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\

/\ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“globule rouge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cellule du sang en forme de disque biconcave chez les mammifères, ovales chez les oiseaux, sans noyau chez l’être humain, contenant de l’hémoglobine qui lui donne sa couleur rouge, et qui charge de...

Key facts for globule rouge
PropertyValue
Headwordglobule rouge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “globule rouge” sits in French frequency

globule rouge falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

globule rouge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cellule du sang en forme de disque biconcave chez les mammifères, ovales chez les oiseaux, sans noyau chez l’être humain, contenant de l’hémoglobine qui lui donne sa couleur rouge, et qui charge de...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for globule rouge, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is globule rouge, spelled G-L-O-B-U-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cellule du sang en forme de disque biconcave chez les mammifères, ovales chez les oiseaux, sans noyau chez l’être humain, contenant de l’hémoglobine qui lui donne sa couleur rouge, et qui charge de l’oxygène (O₂) des poumons pour le livrer aux cellules des organes ; elle récupère en même temps leur gaz carbonique (CO₂) et leurs autres déchets pour les évacuer.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "globule rouge"?
"globule rouge" is spelled G-L-O-B-U-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\.
What does "globule rouge" mean?
As a noun, "globule rouge" means: Cellule du sang en forme de disque biconcave chez les mammifères, ovales chez les oiseaux, sans noyau chez l’être humain, contenant de l’hémoglobine qui lui donne sa couleur rouge, et qui charge de...
How do you pronounce "globule rouge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "globule rouge" is \ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "globule rouge" come from?
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Using “globule rouge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-O-B-U-L-E- -R-O-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡlɔ.byl ʁuʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list