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

#6,238
“Tablet” frequency rank
#26,186
“tablette” frequency rank
32424
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tablet tablette
Definition Kurzform für Tabletcomputer, ein Minicomputer Bordbrett, Brett, Wandbrett, Regalfach, Ablagebrett

Where the eye mixes Tablet and tablette

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Tablet
8 ch
tablette

Visual trap between Tablet and tablette

A purely visual mix-up. Tablet ([ˈtɛblət]) and tablette ([tablɛt]) 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) - “Tablet” sits inside “tablette”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tablet is recorded at frequency rank #6,238, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛblət]. tablette is at rank #26,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tablɛt].

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 32424, this pair ranks #1,707,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tablet vs tablette

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "Tablet": -. Private to "tablette": -.

"Tablet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tablette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tabletatblet · tabblet · tabelt · tabllet · tablte · talbet · tbalet · ttablet
  • tabletteatblette · tabblette · tabeltte · tablete · tabletet · tabllette · tabltete · talbette

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Tablet" and "tablette" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛblət] versus [tablɛt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Tablet" or "tablette"?
"Tablet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,238 in our German list, against #26,186 for "tablette". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tablet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tablette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,707,869 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tablet" and "tablette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tablett vs tablette". 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 #1,707,869 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