Which to use
“table” is a noun and “tabs” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,788
- “table” frequency rank
- #31,815
- “tabs” frequency rank
- 53603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | table | tabs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tisch | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tab |
Letter map: table vs tabs
Shared letters muted; letters that set table and tabs apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for table / tabs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: table is anoun and tabsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53603, 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]. tabs is at rank #31,815, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 53603, this pair ranks #1,051,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of table vs tabs
Shared letters: abt. Private to "table": el. Private to "tabs": s.
"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tabs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "table" and "tabs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "table" or "tabs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "table" vs "tabs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tabs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,051,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "table" and "tabs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tabs". 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 #1,051,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.