Tablespoon to Cup Converter

Convert tablespoon to cup instantly.

Cooking volume units

teaspoon 300.001
cup 6.25
fluid ounce 50
milliliter 1478.68
liter 1.479

Fun comparisons

shot glasses 🥃~ 33.33
coffee mugs ~ 4.17
wine glasses 🍷~ 9.86
soup bowls 🥣~ 4.22
large mixing bowls 🥘~ 0.39
stock pots 🍲~ 0.2

How to convert tablespoon to cup

Enter your cooking measurement in tablespoon and see the result in cup instantly. Key reference points: 1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons, 1 cup equals 16 tablespoons (237 mL), and 1 fluid ounce equals about 2 tablespoons.

Knowing that 16 tablespoons equals 1 cup is essential for measuring ingredients when you do not have a cup measure.

Need the opposite direction? Convert cup to tablespoon just as easily, or explore all our cooking volume conversions.

Common tablespoon to cup conversions

Tablespoon (tbsp)Cup (cup)
10.0625002
50.312501
100.625002
251.56251
503.12501
1006.25002
50031.2501
100062.5002

Frequently asked questions

1 tablespoon equals 0.0625002 cup.

Multiply by 0.0625002. For example, 5 tbsp = 0.312501 cup.

1/3 cup equals approximately 5.33 tablespoons, or 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon. This is a common fractional measurement in baking.

1 cup equals 15.9999 tablespoon.

100 tablespoon equals 6.25002 cup.

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