TablettvstabletteConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
Tablett
8 ch
tablette

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

  • Tablettatblett · tabblett · tabeltt · tabllett · tabltet · talbett · tbalett · ttablett
  • tabletteatblette · tabblette · tabeltte · tablete · tabletet · tabllette · tabltete · talbette

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tablett" for "tablette" ever safe?
No. They are pronounced the same ([taˈblɛt]), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "Tablett" or "tablette"?
"Tablett" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,788 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

"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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list