tbsp
"tbsp" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tbsp” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,622
- frequency rank, English
- 27,828
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tbsp · tbsp · English
tbsp · rank #26,622 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,622
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 27,828
- PHOTO-FINISH Tatiana
Nearest frequency peer: Tatiana (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tbsp”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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73,382 corpus weight
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73,381 corpus weight
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73,380 corpus weight
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tbsp
73,379 corpus weight
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73,378 corpus weight
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73,377 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tbsp” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tbsp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #26,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tbsp” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around tbsp, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,622 among 27,828 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tbsp, with forms such as "btsp", "tbbsp", and "tbps". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TS", "tp", "top", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is tbsp, spelled T-B-S-P.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- btsp
- tbbsp
- tbps
- tbspp
- tbssp
- tsbp
- ttbsp
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tbsp - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tbsp", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
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.