negotiating table
"negotiating-table" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“negotiating 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | negotiating table |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “negotiating table” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
negotiating table is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for negotiating table, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: First known use 1950s. The correct English form is negotiating table, spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-I-N-G- -T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A place or table where people carry out negotiations, with the object of reaching an agreement.
Etymology
First known use 1950s.
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.
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Using “negotiating table”
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- The one correct English spelling is N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-I-N-G- -T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.