Which to use
“Tablett” and “tablette” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,788
- “Tablett” frequency rank
- #26,186
- “tablette” frequency rank
- 51974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tablett | tablette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tragbare Platte mit erhöhtem Rand, die vorrangig zum Servieren von Speisen und Getränken benutzt wird | Bordbrett, Brett, Wandbrett, Regalfach, Ablagebrett |
Same sound, different letters: Tablett vs tablette
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - Tablett / tablette
This is the hard kind. Tablett and tablette are pronounced identically ([taˈblɛt]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Tablett” sits inside “tablette”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tablett is recorded at frequency rank #25,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [taˈblɛt]. 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 51974, this pair ranks #1,114,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tablett vs tablette
Shared letters: abelt. Private to "Tablett": -. Private to "tablette": -.
"Tablett" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "tablette" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tablett" for "tablette" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
"Tablett" and "tablette" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tablett" 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 #1,114,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tablett" and "tablette" 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 #1,114,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.