tablevsTablettWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“table” and “Tablett” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,788
“table” frequency rank
#25,788
“Tablett” frequency rank
47576
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature table Tablett
Definition Tisch tragbare Platte mit erhöhtem Rand, die vorrangig zum Servieren von Speisen und Getränken benutzt wird

Where the eye mixes table and Tablett

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
table
7 ch
Tablett

Why the eye confuses table with Tablett

A purely visual mix-up. table ([ˈteɪbl]) and Tablett ([taˈblɛt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “table” sits inside “Tablett”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

table is recorded at frequency rank #21,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈteɪbl]. Tablett is at rank #25,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [taˈblɛt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 47576, this pair ranks #1,279,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of table vs Tablett

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "table": -. Private to "Tablett": -.

"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Tablett" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tableatble · tabble · tabel · tablle · talbe · tbale · ttable
  • Tablettatblett · tabblett · tabeltt · tabllett · tabltet · talbett · tbalett · ttablett

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "table" for "Tablett" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈteɪbl] versus [taˈblɛt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "table" vs "Tablett" - which ranks higher?
"table" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,788 in our German list, against #25,788 for "Tablett". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "table" and "Tablett" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tablett" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,279,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "table" and "Tablett" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tableau vs Tablett". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,279,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list