Convert US tablespoons to US teaspoons
2 US tablespoons is 6 tsp. One US tablespoon is exactly 3 US teaspoons.
2 US tablespoons is 6 US teaspoons, because one US tablespoon is 3 US teaspoons. To convert US tablespoons to US teaspoons, multiply by 3; to go the other way, divide by 3 or multiply by 0.33333333. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 130. Three teaspoons, about 14.79 ml.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- US tablespoons × 3
2 * 36 tsp
2 US tablespoons in every volume unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 6 tsp | × 3 |
| US tablespoons (as entered) | 2 tbsp | — |
| US fluid ounces | 1 fl oz | × 0.5 |
| US cups | 0.125 cup | × 0.0625 |
| US pints | 0.0625 pt | × 0.03125 |
| US quarts | 0.03125 qt | × 0.015625 |
| US gallons | 0.0078125 gal | × 0.00390625 |
| milliliters | 29.57352956 ml | × 14.7867647812 |
| liters | 0.02957352956 L | × 0.0147867647812 |
| imperial gallons | 0.006505267067 gal (UK) | × 0.00325263353371 |
| imperial quarts | 0.02602106827 qt (UK) | × 0.0130105341348 |
| imperial pints | 0.05204213654 pt (UK) | × 0.0260210682697 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 1.040842731 fl oz (UK) | × 0.520421365393 |
| imperial gills | 0.2081685462 gi (UK) | × 0.104084273079 |
| cubic millimetres | 29,573.52956 mm³ | × 14,786.7647812 |
| cubic centimetres | 29.57352956 cm³ | × 14.7867647812 |
| cubic inches | 1.8046875 in³ | × 0.90234375 |
| cubic feet | 0.00104437934 ft³ | × 0.000522189670139 |
| cubic yards | 0.00003868071631 yd³ | × 0.0000193403581533 |
| cubic metres | 0.00002957352956 m³ | × 0.0000147867647812 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 130 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert US tablespoons to US teaspoons? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in US tablespoons.
- 2.Multiply by 3 — that is how many US teaspoons fit in one US tablespoon.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 3, or multiply by 0.33333333.
Worked example: 25 US tablespoons to US teaspoons
- Formula
- tbsp × 3 = tsp
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 3 = 75 tsp
- Answer
- 25 tbsp = 75 tsp
The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.
US tablespoons to US teaspoons conversion table
| US tablespoons | US teaspoons |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 3 tsp |
| 2 tbsp | 6 tsp |
| 3 tbsp | 9 tsp |
| 4 tbsp | 12 tsp |
| 5 tbsp | 15 tsp |
| 6 tbsp | 18 tsp |
| 7 tbsp | 21 tsp |
| 8 tbsp | 24 tsp |
| 9 tbsp | 27 tsp |
| 10 tbsp | 30 tsp |
| 12 tbsp | 36 tsp |
| 15 tbsp | 45 tsp |
| 20 tbsp | 60 tsp |
| 25 tbsp | 75 tsp |
| 50 tbsp | 150 tsp |
| 100 tbsp | 300 tsp |
| 200 tbsp | 600 tsp |
| 300 tbsp | 900 tsp |
| 500 tbsp | 1,500 tsp |
| 1000 tbsp | 3,000 tsp |
| 2000 tbsp | 6,000 tsp |
| 5000 tbsp | 15,000 tsp |
| 10000 tbsp | 30,000 tsp |
What is a US tablespoon?
Three teaspoons, about 14.79 ml. Australia is the outlier at four teaspoons to the tablespoon.
What is a US teaspoon?
One third of a tablespoon, about 4.93 ml. A metric teaspoon is a round 5 ml, which is why recipes rarely notice the difference.
How many US teaspoons are in a US tablespoon?
One US tablespoon is 3 US teaspoons, exactly. Going the other way, one US teaspoon is 0.33333333 US tablespoons. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every volume unit here
The whole group — 20 units with their symbols and the size of each one in liters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a US tablespoon.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many US teaspoons are in a US tablespoon?
- 3. One third of a tablespoon, about 4.93 ml. A metric teaspoon is a round 5 ml, which is why recipes rarely notice the difference.
- How do I convert US teaspoons back to US tablespoons?
- Divide by 3, or multiply by 0.33333333 — they are the same operation.
The values people look up
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Other volume conversions
US teaspoons to US tablespoons — the same conversion the other way.