tabla

/[ˈt̪aβ̞la]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,808

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

tabla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Objeto de forma delgada y plana, más larga que ancha, generalmente de madera. Pronounced [ˈt̪aβ̞la]. It ranks #2,808 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Tal and tasa.

Key facts for tabla
PropertyValue
Headwordtabla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪aβ̞la]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,808
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tabla in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for tabla is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt̪aβ̞la]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,808 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for tabla, with forms such as "atbla", "tabal", and "tabbla". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tal", "tasa", "tela", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is tabla, spelled T-A-B-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto de forma delgada y plana, más larga que ancha, generalmente de madera.
  2. 2
    Cuadro, índice, catálogo, lista, esquema o tablero en que se agrupan datos por orden sucesivo, relacionados entre sí.
  3. 3
    Parte de un vestido que se deja sin plegar o doblar.
  4. 4
    Parte más o menos plana de ciertas partes del cuerpo, como el pecho, el muslo, etc.
  5. 5
    Pedazo de terreno claramente delimitado en que se siembran verduras, legumbres, o algún cultivo específico.
  6. 6
    Parte de un río donde el fondo es extendido y plano y con poca corriente.
  7. 7
    Rectángulo de madera cuya superficie es ondulada. Sirve para lavar, enjabonar y restregar la ropa a mano.
  8. 8
    Lugar público donde se vende carne, o mostrador del mismo.
  9. 9
    Mesa.
  10. 10
    Obra pintada sobre madera, especialmente la plana y rectangular.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atbla,tabal,tabbla,tablla,talba,tavla,tbala,ttabla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tabla

Misspelling Variants of "tabla"

atbla5tabal5tabbla6tablla6talba5tavla5tbala5ttabla6
Misspelling Variants of "tabla"

Frequency rank: #2,808 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tabla"?
"tabla" is spelled T-A-B-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪aβ̞la].
What does "tabla" mean?
As a noun, "tabla" means: Objeto de forma delgada y plana, más larga que ancha, generalmente de madera.
What words are commonly confused with "tabla"?
"tabla" is commonly confused with "Tal", "tasa", "tela". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tabla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tabla" is [ˈt̪aβ̞la]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tabla" come from?
"tabla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.