Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

league table

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: league table
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

noun

Such a listing of hospitals, schools and other institutions showing their ranking according to various indicators of performance.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

league tables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

leaderboard

Synonyms

points table standings ladder

Questions

What does league table mean?: A tabular display of the teams in some league in order of win percentage or points awarded, often also including number of matches played, won, lost, and drawn, goal difference, etc.

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