tabula

noun

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"tabula" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tabula” is uncommon English (frequency #62,552 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,552
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.

Key facts for tabula
PropertyValue
Headwordtabula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tabula” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tabula is uncommon English at frequency #62,552 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for tabula in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla. The correct English form is tabula, spelled T-A-B-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
  2. 2
    A table, index, or list of data.
  3. 3
    A legal record.
  4. 4
    A writing-tablet, slate, or similar medium on which to write.
  5. 5
    A frontal; a drapery for an altar.
  6. 6
    An ancient Roman game similar to backgammon that was played on a board with 24 divisions.
  7. 7
    One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.

Etymology

From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla.

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 "tabula"?
"tabula" is spelled T-A-B-U-L-A.
What does "tabula" mean?
As a noun, "tabula" means: A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.
What is the origin of the word "tabula"?
From Latin tabula. Doublet of table and tavla. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “tabula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is T-A-B-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list