tale - What does it mean?

'tale' hits on the web

While 'tale' is likely a misspelling you may have been searching for a specific social media @tale profile or the tag #tale

'tale' is a common misspelling of 'tael'

The correct spelling of 'tael'

ends with the letters 'el'.

This incorrect spelling 'tale'

ends with the letters 'le'.

'tale' Spelling Rule

Unfortunately there is no easy rule for when to use 'el' or 'le'. The ending of 'tael' instead of 'tale' has determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc) then if it is a verb or a noun and lastly who published it in a Dictionary first. For example British and American dictionaries can vary.

Definition of 'tael' not 'tale'

English

Noun

(en-noun)

Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.

Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.

(Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan () or 0.0377993638 kilograms

See also

*(pedialite) * (Hong Kong units) chek, tsun, fan, picul, catty, mace, candareen, tsin, leung, kan, tam

Anagrams

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