coffee table
"coffee-table" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coffee table” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coffee-table · coffee table · English
coffee table · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coffee table |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coffee table” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coffee table is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for coffee table in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From coffee + table. The correct English form is coffee table, spelled C-O-F-F-E-E- -T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A long, low table, often placed in front of a sofa or seating area in a living room.
- 2A table from which coffee is served.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coffee table appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We were just settling ourselves around the coffee-table, when several friends from the parsonage arrived.
Etymology
From coffee + table.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.