Time table or timetable?
time table is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of timetable”; timetable is a noun meaning “A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. time table is written as two words and timetable as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between time table and timetable?
| time table | timetable | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of timetable | A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures A schedule of arrivals and departures published in book or booklet form, or as a pamphlet, and available to travellers, either free or for a charge To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc) |
| Example | none recorded | The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced |
| Forms | time-tables | timetables |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈtaɪmˌteɪbəl/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 2.8 times per million words |
Sources: time table and timetable in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of time table and timetable
time table
- 1
Alternative spelling of timetable
- 2
Alternative spelling of timetable
timetable
- 1
A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures
The timetable has been changed several times since it was first announced
- 2
To arrange a specific time for (an event, a class, etc)
I've timetabled the meeting for Monday afternoon
- 3
A schedule of arrivals and departures published in book or booklet form, or as a pamphlet, and available to travellers, either free or for a charge
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, time table or timetable?
time table is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; timetable 2.8 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).