round table
/ˈɹaʊn(d).teɪbl̩/
"round-table" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“round 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 conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
Corpus desk
Index EN-round-table · round table · English
round 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 "R" 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 | round table |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹaʊn(d).teɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “round table” in English
Rare enough to double-check
round table is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹaʊn(d).teɪbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
round table has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rounde table, ronde tabell, equivalent to round + table. The correct English form is round table, spelled R-O-U-N-D- -T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A conference at which participants of similar status discuss and exchange views.
- 2A television show segment in which pundits or reporters discuss current events.
- 3Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see round, table.
Etymology
From Middle English rounde table, ronde tabell, equivalent to round + 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.