tablesvstableurTell them apart

Which to use

“tables” and “tableur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,297
“tables” frequency rank
#49,384
“tableur” frequency rank
54681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tables tableur
Definition Pluriel de table. Fabricant de table d'harmonie pour les instruments de musique.

Where the eye mixes tables and tableur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tables
7 ch
tableur

Look-alike desk: tables vs tableur

A purely visual mix-up. tables (\tabl\) and tableur (\ta.blœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tables is recorded at frequency rank #5,297, classified as anoun, pronounced \tabl\. tableur is at rank #49,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.blœʁ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 54681, this pair ranks #132,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tables vs tableur

Shared letters: abelt. Private to "tables": s. Private to "tableur": ru.

"tables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "tableur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tablesatbles · tabbles · tabels · tabless · tablles · tablse · talbes · tbales
  • tableuratbleur · tabbleur · tabelur · tableru · tableurr · tablleur · tabluer · talbeur

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tables" and "tableur" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\tabl\ versus \ta.blœʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tables" vs "tableur" - which ranks higher?
"tables" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,297 in our French list, against #49,384 for "tableur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tableur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #132,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tables" and "tableur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tableur vs tacler". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #132,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list