Which to use
“tabled” is a verb and “tale” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,369
- “tabled” frequency rank
- #4,416
- “tale” frequency rank
- 35785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabled | tale |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of table | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
Letter map: tabled vs tale
Shared letters muted; letters that set tabled and tale apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - tabled and tale
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tabled is averb and taleanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabled is recorded at frequency rank #31,369, classified as averb. tale is at rank #4,416, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈteːl/.
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 35785, this pair ranks #308,956 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tabled vs tale
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "tabled": bd. Private to "tale": -.
"tabled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tabled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tale" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,956 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabled" and "tale" 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 #308,956 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.