Phablet

[ˈfɛblət]

/[ˈfɛblət]/ noun

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The verdict

“Phablet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hybridgerät aus Smartphone und Tabletcomputer

Corpus desk

Index DE-phablet · Phablet · German

Phablet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Phablet
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhablet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛblət]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Phablet” sits in German frequency

Phablet falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Phablet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛblət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hybridgerät aus Smartphone und Tabletcomputer".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Phablet, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Phablet, spelled P-H-A-B-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hybridgerät aus Smartphone und Tabletcomputer

Synonyms

Smartlet

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Phablet"?
"Phablet" is spelled P-H-A-B-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛblət].
What does "Phablet" mean?
As a noun, "Phablet" means: Hybridgerät aus Smartphone und Tabletcomputer
How do you pronounce "Phablet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Phablet" is [ˈfɛblət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Phablet" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list