# tablecloth

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,440

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

## 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.

## Common misspellings (16)
`atblecloth`, `tabblecloth`, `tabelcloth`, `tablceloth`, `tableccloth`, `tableclloth`, `tablecloht`, `tableclothh`, `tableclotth`, `tablecltoh`, `tablecolth`, `tablelcoth`, `tabllecloth`, `talbecloth`, `tbalecloth`, `ttablecloth`

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