tabletop
noun, adjective, verb
tabletop is spelled T-A-B-L-E-T-O-P: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “table-top vs tabletop” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, tabletop means “The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tabletop is tabletops.
How many letters and syllables are in tabletop?
| Letters | 8: T-A-B-L-E-T-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is tabletop?
Tabletop appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tabletop?
- US
Tabletop has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tabletop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tabletop
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: table-top (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of tabletop
- tabletops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tabletopping participle, present
- tabletopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tabletop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The flat, horizontal upper surface of a table.
- 2
A fixed item resembling a table, used for performing skateboarding tricks.
- 3
A photograph of an object or product placed on a table.
- 4
Ellipsis of tabletop game.
adjective
- 1
Suitable for use on top of a table.
- 2
Taking place on top of a table.
tabletop photography
verb
- 1
rareTo play tabletop games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate tabletop?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of tabletop: TT.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tabletop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tischplatte |
| French | de table |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tabletop come from?
From table + top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).