tabledvstabletWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tabled is a verb, tablet is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tabled” is a verb and “tablet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,369
“tabled” frequency rank
#6,634
“tablet” frequency rank
38003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tabled tablet
Definition simple past and past participle of table A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.

Letter map: tabled vs tablet

Shared letters muted; letters that set tabled and tablet apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
tabled
6 ch
tablet

Grammar separator: tabled vs tablet

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tabled is averb and tabletanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “tabled” becomes t in “tablet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tabled is recorded at frequency rank #31,369, classified as averb. tablet is at rank #6,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtæblət/.

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 38003, this pair ranks #289,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tabled vs tablet

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "tabled": d. Private to "tablet": -.

"tabled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tablet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tabledatbled · tabbled · tabeld · tablde · tabledd · tablled · talbed · tbaled
  • tabletatblet · tabblet · tabelt · tablett · tabllet · tablte · talbet · tbalet

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tabled" and "tablet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tabled" is a verb and "tablet" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tabled" vs "tablet" - which ranks higher?
"tablet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,634 in our English list, against #31,369 for "tabled". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "tabled" vs "tablet" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tabled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tablet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tabled" and "tablet" 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 #289,680 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list