table basse

\ta.blə bas\

/\ta.blə bas\/ noun

The verdict

“table basse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Table au plateau plus bas que celui d’une table habituelle, destinée à recevoir par exemple verres et petites assiettes lors d’apéritifs, souvent placée devant un canapé ou des fauteuils.

Key facts for table basse
PropertyValue
Headwordtable basse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.blə bas\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “table basse” sits in French frequency

table basse falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

table basse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.blə bas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Table au plateau plus bas que celui d’une table habituelle, destinée à recevoir par exemple verres et petites assiettes lors d’apéritifs, souvent placée devant un canapé ou des fauteuils.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for table basse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is table basse, spelled T-A-B-L-E- -B-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Table au plateau plus bas que celui d’une table habituelle, destinée à recevoir par exemple verres et petites assiettes lors d’apéritifs, souvent placée devant un canapé ou des fauteuils.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "table basse"?
"table basse" is spelled T-A-B-L-E- -B-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.blə bas\.
What does "table basse" mean?
As a noun, "table basse" means: Table au plateau plus bas que celui d’une table habituelle, destinée à recevoir par exemple verres et petites assiettes lors d’apéritifs, souvent placée devant un canapé ou des fauteuils.
How do you pronounce "table basse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "table basse" is \ta.blə bas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "table basse" come from?
"table basse" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “table basse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-B-L-E- -B-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.blə bas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

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