Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tbsp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: tb-sp
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.

noun

Alternative form of tbsp.

Example Sentences

"Add 3 tbsp of grilling sauce for every pound of chicken."
"2 tsp vinegar / 2 Tbsp 1% milk"
"1 tsp vanilla extract (optional) / 1 Tbsp sweetener"
"To increase the umami taste, splash 1 Tbsp of soy or tamari sauce on the broccolini once they’re cooked, and swap the fine salt out for an umami-infused salt."

Etymology

Capitalized, while leaving tsp in lower case, to emphasize that the larger tablespoon, rather than the smaller teaspoon, is wanted.

Inflected Forms

tbsps (plural) tbs (alternative) tbs. (alternative) Tbsp. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tsp

Questions

What does tbsp mean?: Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.
Where does tbsp come from?: Capitalized, while leaving tsp in lower case, to emphasize that the larger tablespoon, rather than the smaller teaspoon, is wanted.

How to pronounce tbsp

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