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Tablespoons to teaspoons

Multiply tablespoons by 3 to get teaspoons.

1 tbsp = 3 tspNIST HB 44
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9tsp

3 tbsp = 9 tsp

How to convert tablespoons to teaspoons

The teaspoon is a US teaspoon, one third of a tablespoon (4.92892159375 millilitres). The tablespoon is a US tablespoon, half a fluid ounce (14.78676478125 millilitres).

Worked example — 3 tbsp: 3 × 3 = 9 tsp.

Tablespoons to teaspoons table

Common conversions.
TablespoonsTeaspoons
0.5 tbsp1.5 tsp
1 tbsp3 tsp
1.5 tbsp4.5 tsp
2 tbsp6 tsp
3 tbsp9 tsp
4 tbsp12 tsp
5 tbsp15 tsp
6 tbsp18 tsp
8 tbsp24 tsp

Reverse and related

About tablespoons and teaspoons

Tablespoon (tbsp)

1 tbsp = 3 tsp

Definition. A US tablespoon, half a fluid ounce (14.78676478125 millilitres)

History and origin

The tablespoon became a fixed cooking measure as recipes were standardised, set in the US at half a fluid ounce, about 14.8 millilitres, and equal to three teaspoons.

Current use

Tablespoons are an everyday kitchen measure for cooking and baking across the English-speaking world, though the exact size varies a little by country.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)

Teaspoon (tsp)

1 tsp = 0.333333 tbsp

Definition. A US teaspoon, one third of a tablespoon (4.92892159375 millilitres)

History and origin

The teaspoon was originally the spoon used to stir tea and became standardised as a cooking measure at one third of a tablespoon, about 4.93 millilitres in the US.

Current use

Teaspoons measure small amounts in recipes and are also used, loosely, for medicine doses.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)

Where people use this

Tablespoons: recipes. Teaspoons: recipes, medicine doses. 1 tablespoon is exactly 3 teaspoons.

How we know this is right
The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:
1 tsp = 0.3333333333 tbsp, so 1 tbsp = 1 ÷ 0.3333333333 = 3 tsp.

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Both units are defined in NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents).

Questions people ask

How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?

One tablespoon is exactly 3 teaspoons.

How many teaspoons is 2 tablespoons?

2 tablespoons is 6 teaspoons.

How many teaspoons is half a tablespoon?

Half a tablespoon is 1.5 teaspoons.

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