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

#25,788
“Tablett” frequency rank
#8,637
“Tabletten” frequency rank
34425
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tablett Tabletten
Definition tragbare Platte mit erhöhtem Rand, die vorrangig zum Servieren von Speisen und Getränken benutzt wird Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tablette

Where the eye mixes Tablett and Tabletten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Tablett
9 ch
Tabletten

Look-alike desk: Tablett vs Tabletten

A purely visual mix-up. Tablett ([taˈblɛt]) and Tabletten ([taˈblɛtn̩]) 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) - “Tablett” sits inside “Tabletten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34425, 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]. Tabletten is at rank #8,637, tagged as anoun, pronounced [taˈblɛtn̩].

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 34425, this pair ranks #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tablett vs Tabletten

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "Tablett": -. Private to "Tabletten": n.

"Tablett" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "Tabletten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tablettatblett · tabblett · tabeltt · tabllett · tabltet · talbett · tbalett · ttablett
  • Tablettenatbletten · tabbletten · tabeltten · tableten · tabletetn · tablettenn · tablettne · tablletten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tablett" for "Tabletten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([taˈblɛt] versus [taˈblɛtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Tablett" or "Tabletten" show up more?
"Tabletten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,637 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tablett" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tabletten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,663,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tablett" and "Tabletten" 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 #1,663,615 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