tablature
/ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/
"tablature" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tablature” is uncommon English (frequency #95,484 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,484
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tablature |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,484 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tablature” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tablature is uncommon English at frequency #95,484 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for tablature in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from tabula. The correct English form is tablature, spelled T-A-B-L-A-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- 2An engraved tablet, or a painting on a wall or ceiling, or sometimes a picture in general.
- 3A division of the skull into two tables.
Etymology
From French, from Italian tavolatura, from Latin tabulatura, from tabula.
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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.
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Using “tablature”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-B-L-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtæblət͡ʃɜ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.