tablecloth

Name: tablecloth, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“tablecloth” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,440
frequency rank, English: 3,151
“T” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tablecloth · tablecloth · English

tablecloth · rank #42,440 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,440
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,151
PHOTO-FINISH tacitly

Nearest frequency peer: tacitly (+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.

supersport

57,565
surreptitio…

57,563
tablecloth

57,561
tacitly

57,560
tailing

57,559
tailings

57,558

What this shows “tablecloth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for tablecloth
Property	Value
Headword	tablecloth
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#42,440
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tablecloth”

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

#42,440

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “tacitly” (#42,441), “surreptitiously” (#42,438), “tailing” (#42,442). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tablecloth” is #42,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around tablecloth, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,440 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for tablecloth, with forms such as "atblecloth", "tabblecloth", and "tabelcloth". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier Middle English bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from Old English bordclāþ, equivalent to table + cloth. The correct English form is tablecloth, spelled T-A-B-L-E-C-L-O-T-H.

Definition

1
A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tablecloth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Just across the field stood a small house. In the yard the week's washing was hung out. Among the articles was a red tablecloth.

Etymology

From Middle English tabyllcloth, table cloth, tabylle clothe, a partial translation of earlier Middle English bord cloth, bordcloth (“tablecloth”), from Old English bordclāþ, equivalent to table + cloth.

This word in other languages

mantel(Español)nappe(Français)Tischdecke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

atblecloth
tabblecloth
tabelcloth
tablceloth
tableccloth
tableclloth
tablecloht
tableclothh
tableclotth
tablecltoh
tablecolth
tablelcoth
tabllecloth
talbecloth
tbalecloth
ttablecloth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tablecloth - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "tablecloth"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tablecloth"?

"tablecloth" is spelled T-A-B-L-E-C-L-O-T-H.

What does "tablecloth" mean?

As a noun, "tablecloth" means: A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

What are common misspellings of "tablecloth"?

Common misspellings include "atblecloth", "tabblecloth", "tabelcloth", "tablceloth", "tableccloth". The correct spelling is "tablecloth".

What is the origin of the word "tablecloth"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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