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 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,552
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A plate or frame on which a title or inscription is carved.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tabula · tabula · English

tabula · rank #62,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,552
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tabbed

Nearest frequency peer: tabbed (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “tabula”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “tabula” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tabula
PropertyValue
Headwordtabula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tabula” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).tabulafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “tabbed” (#62,551), “tactfully” (#62,553), “talismans” (#62,555). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tabula” is #62,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tabula is uncommon English at frequency #62,552 among 3,151 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The tabula is here seen to have an irregular structure of coarse mesh whose interstices are occupied by a finer mesh.
  2. A.D. Fragment of an inscription in a tabula carved in the rock.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tabbed#62,551Tamaki#62,556tarpon#62,561thusly#62,572

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list