# tab

> English word · Noun · IPA /tæb/ · frequency rank #7,620

## Definitions
1. A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
2. An ear.
3. A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
4. The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
5. A fast march or run with full kit.

## Etymology
First attested 1607, of uncertain origin.

## Easily confused with
- **to** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-to)
- **TV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tv)
- **te** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-te)
- **TL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tl)
- **TX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tx)
- **TD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-td)
- **ti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-ti)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tu)
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-ty)
- **TB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tb)
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tn)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-ts)
- **TM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tm)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tt)
- **TF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tf)
- **TC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tc)
- **TJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tj)
- **tp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tp)
- **TG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tg)
- **TK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tab-vs-tk)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tab