Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tables

/ˈteɪbl̩z/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: ta-bles
IPA: /ˈteɪbl̩z/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of table

noun

noun

The halves or quarters of a backgammon board.

noun

Any backgammon-like board game, played on a board with two rows of 12 vertical markings called "points".

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of table

Example Sentences

"Hervor proceeded to the court of King Gudmund, and there one day as she was playing at tables with the king, one of the servants chanced to take up and draw Tirfing, which shone like a sunbeam."

Phrases

turn the tables

Frequently Paired Words

turn the tables

Rhymes With

labels enables cables stables fables gables disables sables ables mislabels

Questions

How do you pronounce tables?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪbl̩z/.
What does tables mean?: plural of table

How to pronounce tables

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