# tabloid

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæblɔɪd/ · frequency rank #21,090

## Definitions
1. A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
2. A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
3. A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.
4. A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature.

## Etymology
The noun is derived from tabl(et) + -oid (suffix meaning ‘having the likeness of, resembling’), originally coined by the United Kingdom firm Burroughs, Wellcome & Company as a brand name for their medicines and other products such as tea in tablet form and registered as a trademark on 14 March 1884.
Noun sense 2 (“compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature”) is influenced by noun sense 2.2 (“newspaper characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news”).
The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **tabled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tabled-vs-tabloid)

## Common misspellings (10)
`atbloid`, `tabbloid`, `tabliod`, `tablloid`, `tablodi`, `tabloidd`, `tabolid`, `talboid`, `tbaloid`, `ttabloid`

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