phablet

/ˈfæblɪt/

//ˈfæblɪt// noun

"phablet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“phablet” is uncommon English (frequency #81,695 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,695
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-phablet · phablet · English

phablet · rank #81,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,695
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 46,516
  • PHOTO-FINISH pharos

Nearest frequency peer: pharos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “phablet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “phablet” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for phablet
PropertyValue
Headwordphablet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfæblɪt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “phablet” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). phablet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

phablet is uncommon English at frequency #81,695 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæblɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.".

Zero misspellings are on record for phablet in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of phone + tablet. The correct English form is phablet, spelled P-H-A-B-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.

Etymology

Blend of phone + tablet.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phablet"?
"phablet" is spelled P-H-A-B-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfæblɪt/.
What does "phablet" mean?
As a noun, "phablet" means: A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.
How do you pronounce "phablet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phablet" is /ˈfæblɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "phablet"?
Blend of phone + tablet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "phablet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list