To convert tablespoons to teaspoons (tbsp to tsp), multiply by 3. 1 tablespoon equals 3 tsp, about 3 times as much as a teaspoon.
1 tablespoon equals
3tsp
1 tbsp = 3 tsp · 1 tsp = 0.33333 tbsp
A tablespoon is not the same everywhere. These figures use the US customary tablespoon of 14.79 mL, close enough to the 15 mL metric spoon sold almost everywhere. Australia is the exception at 20 mL - a third larger - so an Australian recipe means something different by the word.
Reference table
tablespoons
teaspoons
1 tablespoon
3 tsp
2 tablespoons
6 tsp
5 tablespoons
15 tsp
10 tablespoons
30 tsp
25 tablespoons
75 tsp
50 tablespoons
150 tsp
100 tablespoons
300 tsp
250 tablespoons
750 tsp
500 tablespoons
1,500 tsp
1000 tablespoons
3,000 tsp
Show the working
1. Convert to the base unit (L): 1 tbsp × 0.014787 = 0.014787 L
2. Convert from L to tsp: 0.014787 L ÷ 0.0049289 = 3 tsp
Common questions
How many teaspoons is 1 tablespoon?
1 tablespoon equals 3 tsp, about 3 times as much as a teaspoon.
How many tablespoons is 1 teaspoon?
1 teaspoon equals 0.33333 tbsp, about the same as a teaspoon.