How do I convert tsp to tbsp?
Type a value in either box, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Tablespoons (tbsp)
- 0.333333
1 tsp = 0.333333 tbsp.
Tablespoons (tbsp): 0.333333. 1 tsp = 0.333333 tbsp.
Tablespoons (tbsp) by teaspoons (tsp)
How to calculate
Converts teaspoons (tsp) to tablespoons (tbsp) and back, with the exact unit definitions.
Example with the default inputs (Teaspoons (tsp) 1): 1 tsp = 0.333333 tbsp.
Formula: tbsp = tsp × 0.333333333333 (the same as tsp ÷ 3)
- 1 teaspoon = 0.333333333333 tablespoons, from the exact definitions in NIST SP 811.
- Cups, ounces, tablespoons, teaspoons, pints, quarts, and gallons are US customary units: 1 US cup is 8 US fluid ounces.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up.
Worked examples
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- Teaspoons (tsp) 1 gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 0.333333.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Teaspoons (tsp) 3 gives Tablespoons (tbsp) 1.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Tablespoons (tbsp) 1 gives Teaspoons (tsp) 3.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Other questions people ask
How many tablespoons are in a teaspoon?
1 teaspoon is 0.333333 tablespoons, from the exact unit definitions (NIST SP 811).
How do I convert teaspoons to tablespoons?
Multiply by 0.333333: tbsp = tsp × 0.333333333333 (the same as tsp ÷ 3). For example, 1 tsp × 0.333333 = 0.333333 tbsp.
How do I convert tablespoons back to teaspoons?
Multiply by 3, or type the tablespoons into the second box and the converter works it out. 1 tablespoon is 3 teaspoons.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
3. A US tablespoon is 1/2 US fluid ounce and a teaspoon is 1/6 fluid ounce, so 1 tbsp = 3 tsp. In metric kitchens a tablespoon is 15 mL and a teaspoon 5 mL (NIST), the same 3 to 1.
How many tablespoons is 2 teaspoons?
2 ÷ 3 = 0.666667 tbsp, or 2/3 of a tablespoon. For 1 teaspoon it is 1/3 tbsp.