Tablet
[ˈtɛblət]
The verdict
“Tablet” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,238 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,238
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kurzform für Tabletcomputer, ein Minicomputer
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tablet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛblət] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tablet” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tablet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛblət]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,238 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kurzform für Tabletcomputer, ein Minicomputer".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tablet, with forms such as "atblet", "tabblet", and "tabelt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tale", "Tibet", "Taler", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tablet, spelled T-A-B-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Kurzform für Tabletcomputer, ein Minicomputer
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atblet,tabblet,tabelt,tabllet,tablte,talbet,tbalet,ttablet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tablet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Tablet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-B-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɛblət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tale” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tablet vs tale
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.