medal table

noun

"medal-table" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“medal 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.

Corpus desk

Index EN-medal-table · medal table · English

medal table · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for medal table
PropertyValue
Headwordmedal table
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “medal table” in English

medal tableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

medal table is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for medal table, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is medal table, spelled M-E-D-A-L- -T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how medal table appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And her success with Glover, a product of the National Lottery-funded Sporting Giants talent identification programme, will also spark relief among British officials who were starting to fret a little about hitting their target of equalling fourth in the medal table from Beijing.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "medal table"?
"medal table" is spelled M-E-D-A-L- -T-A-B-L-E.
What does "medal table" mean?
As a noun, "medal table" means: A visual depiction or ranking of the number of medals won by certain teams at a multi-event competition, especially the Olympic Games.
What language does "medal table" come from?
"medal table" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list