Which to use
“table” is a noun and “tabled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #958
- “table” frequency rank
- #31,369
- “tabled” frequency rank
- 32327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | table | tabled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. | simple past and past participle of table |
Letter map: table vs tabled
Shared letters muted; letters that set table and tabled apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - table and tabled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: table is anoun and tabledaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “table” sits inside “tabled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
table is recorded at frequency rank #958, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɪbl̩/. tabled is at rank #31,369, tagged as averb.
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 32327, this pair ranks #338,711 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of table vs tabled
Shared letters: abelt. Private to "table": -. Private to "tabled": d.
"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tabled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "table" and "tabled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "table" or "tabled" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "table" and "tabled".
- Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tabled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,711 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "table" and "tabled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tabled vs tanked". 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 #338,711 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.