Which to use
“table” is a noun and “taxable” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #958
- “table” frequency rank
- #18,447
- “taxable” frequency rank
- 19405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | table | taxable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. | That can be taxed. |
Where the eye mixes table and taxable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. table runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against taxable's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between table and taxable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: table is /ˈteɪbl̩/ while taxable is /ˈtæksəbəl/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
table is recorded at frequency rank #958, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈteɪbl̩/. taxable is at rank #18,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtæksəbəl/.
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 19405, this pair ranks #438,411 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of table vs taxable
Shared letters: abelt. Private to "table": -. Private to "taxable": x.
"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "taxable" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,411 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "table" and "taxable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "table vs tobe". 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 #438,411 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.