retable
/rɪˈteɪbəl/noun, verb
retable is spelled R-E-T-A-B-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retable means “A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retable is retables.
How many letters and syllables are in retable?
| Letters | 7: R-E-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is retable?
Retable appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce retable?
- /rɪˈteɪbəl/
As a verb (“To table again”): /riːˈteɪbəl/, /riˈteɪbəl/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-retable.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-retable2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with retable?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as retable from its last stressed vowel (/eɪbəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of retable
- retables plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- retabling participle, present
- retabled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects.
Near-synonym: reredos (often synonymous)
verb
- 1
To table again.
Politicians are keen to retable the bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense table or shelf behind an altar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retable |
| German | Altarretabel |
| Portuguese | retábulo |
| Spanish | retablo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does retable come from?
Borrowed from French retable, ultimately from Medieval Latin retrotabulum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).