tablero
[t̪aˈβ̞leɾo]
The verdict
“tablero” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,046 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,046
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tabla, sobre todo de madera, que está destinada con algún fin en específico.
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 | tablero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪aˈβ̞leɾo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,046 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tablero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tablero is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪aˈβ̞leɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,046 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 23 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tablero, with forms such as "atblero", "tabblero", and "tabelro". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "taller", "tolero", "tableta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is tablero, spelled T-A-B-L-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Tabla, sobre todo de madera, que está destinada con algún fin en específico.
- 2Superficie con diseño específico para diferentes juegos, en particular la escaqueada para jugar ajedrez o damas.
- 3Superficie de escritura reutilizable en la cual el texto o figuras se realizan con tiza u otro tipo de rotuladores borrables, especialmente empleada en clases, conferencias y espacios destinados a la presentación de información.
- 4Superficie horizontal de las mesas.
- 5Por extensión, superficie usada para trabajos manuales, como el dibujo o la costura.
- 6Superficie en la que se encuentran los diferentes controles de un aparato, sistema, máquina, etc.
- 7En particular, panel de un automóvil, situado frente al conductor donde se encuentran los mandos y otros dispositivos.
- 8Cuadro, tabla o diagrama en el que se registran datos de modo sistemático.
- 9Tipo de tablazón o tablaje que se coloca en cuadros formados con maderos (largueros y peinazos).
- 10Tablar (de huerta).
- 11Suelo bien cimentado de una represa en un canal.
- 12Especie de petrel, muy parecido a la gaviota, común en los mares de las altas latitudes antárticas y que se distingue por el aspecto de su pluma, pintada a manera de ajedrezado blanco y negro.
- 13Lugar en donde se desarrolla un evento.
- 14Plano resaltado, liso o con molduras, para ornato de algunas partes del edificio.
- 15Ábaco.
- 16Tablazón que se coloca en los cuadros formados por los largueros y peinazos de una hoja de puerta o ventana.
- 17Parte de un puente por donde pasan los vehículos.
- 18Mamparo.
- 19Parte cuadrada y resaltada de un retablo.
- 20Tablas.
- 21Caja de madera de poca altura que usan los vendedores ambulantes para guardar su mercancía.
- 22Mostrador de un negocio.
- 23Patíbulo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atblero,tabblero,tabelro,tableor,tablerro,tabllero,tablreo,talbero,tavlero,tbalero,ttablero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tablero - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tablero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-A-B-L-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪aˈβ̞leɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “taller” - see the side-by-side comparison. tablero vs taller
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.