Teaspoons (tsp)
The US teaspoon is one third of a tablespoon, 1/6 of a US fluid ounce, about 4.93 mL.
Convert teaspoons to any volume unit
1 teaspoon = 0.004928921594 liters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Teaspoon (plural: teaspoons)
- Symbol
- tsp
- Measures
- Volume / Capacity
- System
- US liquid
- Equals
- 0.004928921594 liters
- Definition
- 1/6 of a US fluid ounce (about 4.929 mL).
- Also written
- US teaspoon, t
1 teaspoon in other units
| Liters | 0.004928921594 L |
| Gallons | 0.001302083333 gal |
| Milliliters | 4.928921594 mL |
| Cups | 0.02083333333 cup |
| Fluid ounces | 0.1666666667 fl oz |
| Tablespoons | 0.3333333333 tbsp |
| Cubic meters | 0.000004928922 m³ |
| Pints | 0.01041666667 pt |
What is a teaspoon?
The US teaspoon is one third of a tablespoon, 1/6 of a US fluid ounce, about 4.93 mL. The metric teaspoon used for medicine and in most other countries is exactly 5 mL.
Where the teaspoon sits among volume units
The teaspoon is number 23 of 234 on our scale of volume units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Cubic millimeter1 tsp = 4,928.92 mm³
Microliter1 tsp = 4,928.92 µL
Milliliter1 tsp = 4.92892 mL
Cubic centimeter1 tsp = 4.92892 cm³
Teaspoonthis unit
Metric teaspoon1 metric teaspoon = 1.01442 tsp
Centiliter1 cL = 2.02884 tsp
Tablespoon1 tbsp = 3 tsp
Metric tablespoon1 metric tablespoon = 3.04326 tsp
What teaspoons are used for
- Recipes: baking powder, salt, spices and extracts
- Liquid medicine doses (5 mL)
Teaspoons in real life
- 1 tsp of salt weighs about 6 g
- 1 tsp of sugar weighs about 4 g
- There are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon
One teaspoon is about the volume of a teaspoon, or enough to fill about 99 drops of water, or about 11% of a shot glass.
Top teaspoon conversions
Common amounts of teaspoons
- 0.1 tsp
- 0.2 tsp
- 0.3 tsp
- 0.4 tsp
- 0.5 tsp
- 0.6 tsp
- 0.7 tsp
- 0.8 tsp
- 0.9 tsp
- 1 tsp
- 1.5 tsp
- 2 tsp
- 2.5 tsp
- 3 tsp
- 3.5 tsp
- 4 tsp
- 4.5 tsp
- 5 tsp
- 6 tsp
- 7 tsp
- 7.5 tsp
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Convert teaspoons to all 233 other units
Metric
- tsp to L
- tsp to mL
- tsp to m³
- tsp to cm³
- tsp to µL
- tsp to dL
- tsp to cL
- tsp to mm³
- tsp to hL
- tsp to dm³
- tsp to km³
- tsp to kL
- tsp to ML
- tsp to GL
- tsp to st
- tsp to daL
- tsp to λ
US liquid
- tsp to gal
- tsp to cup
- tsp to fl oz
- tsp to tbsp
- tsp to pt
- tsp to qt
- tsp to ft³
- tsp to yd³
- tsp to bbl
- tsp to in³
- tsp to ac⋅ft
- tsp to shot
- tsp to FBM
- tsp to cd
- tsp to US legal cup
- tsp to US liquid barrel
- tsp to mi³
- tsp to face cord
- tsp to fifth
- tsp to gi
- tsp to ac⋅in
- tsp to fl dr
- tsp to min
- tsp to US hogshead
- tsp to pottle
US dry
Imperial (UK)
- tsp to imp gal
- tsp to imp pt
- tsp to imp fl oz
- tsp to imp qt
- tsp to imperial cup
- tsp to imperial bushel
- tsp to imperial tablespoon
- tsp to imperial teaspoon
- tsp to UK beer barrel
- tsp to firkin
- tsp to imperial dessertspoon
- tsp to imperial gill
- tsp to imperial peck
- tsp to imperial fluid drachm
- tsp to imperial hogshead
- tsp to kilderkin
- tsp to quarter (UK dry)
- tsp to butt
- tsp to chaldron
- tsp to fluid scruple
- tsp to imperial minim
- tsp to UK beer tun
- tsp to coomb
- tsp to imperial pottle
- tsp to last
- tsp to strike
Wine & spirits
- tsp to standard wine bottle
- tsp to magnum
- tsp to half bottle
- tsp to jeroboam
- tsp to piccolo
- tsp to methuselah
- tsp to pipe
- tsp to balthazar
- tsp to nebuchadnezzar
- tsp to rehoboam
- tsp to salmanazar
- tsp to wine tun
- tsp to English wine rundlet
- tsp to melchior
- tsp to melchizedek
- tsp to primat
- tsp to puncheon
- tsp to solomon
- tsp to sovereign
- tsp to tierce
Cooking (metric & informal)
- tsp to metric cup
- tsp to metric tablespoon
- tsp to metric teaspoon
- tsp to dash
- tsp to pinch
- tsp to Australian tablespoon
- tsp to gtt
- tsp to stick of butter (volume)
- tsp to smidgen
- tsp to Japanese cup
- tsp to Canadian cup
- tsp to tad
- tsp to teacup
- tsp to coffeespoon
- tsp to saltspoon
- tsp to wineglass
Oil, gas & shipping
- tsp to scf
- tsp to TEU
- tsp to MMbbl
- tsp to Nm³
- tsp to Mbbl
- tsp to Mcf
- tsp to Bcf
- tsp to MMcf
- tsp to Sm³
- tsp to Tcf
- tsp to FEU
- tsp to freight ton
- tsp to RT
- tsp to displacement ton (volume)
- tsp to water ton
Scientific
Ancient
- tsp to Roman amphora
- tsp to ephah
- tsp to sextarius
- tsp to Biblical hin
- tsp to Roman cyathus
- tsp to bath
- tsp to congius
- tsp to cor
- tsp to hemina
- tsp to heqat
- tsp to log
- tsp to modius
- tsp to omer
- tsp to Egyptian hin
- tsp to acetabulum
- tsp to choinix
- tsp to chous
- tsp to culleus
- tsp to kab
- tsp to khar
- tsp to kotyle
- tsp to kyathos
- tsp to lethech
- tsp to ligula
- tsp to medimnos
- tsp to metretes
- tsp to quartarius
- tsp to ro
- tsp to seah
- tsp to urna
- tsp to xestes
East & Southeast Asian
- tsp to 合
- tsp to 升
- tsp to 石
- tsp to 升
- tsp to 斗
- tsp to 石
- tsp to 홉
- tsp to 斗
- tsp to 撮
- tsp to 合
- tsp to 勺
- tsp to 勺
- tsp to Thai sat
- tsp to 되
- tsp to kwian
- tsp to 말
- tsp to 才
- tsp to 섬
- tsp to thanan
European (pre-metric)
- tsp to Mass
- tsp to fanega
- tsp to vedro
- tsp to Russian chetvert
- tsp to Schoppen
- tsp to alqueire
- tsp to cantara
- tsp to charka
- tsp to cuartillo
- tsp to pinte
- tsp to Dutch kan
- tsp to Dutch mud
- tsp to Eimer
- tsp to Fuder
- tsp to Ohm
- tsp to Oxhoft
- tsp to Russian vodka bottle
- tsp to Scheffel
- tsp to Seidel
- tsp to Swedish stop
- tsp to almud
- tsp to almude
- tsp to azumbre
- tsp to bochka
- tsp to boisseau
- tsp to canada
- tsp to chetverik
- tsp to chopine
- tsp to copa
- tsp to demiard
- tsp to feuillette
- tsp to garnets
- tsp to kanna
- tsp to kappe
- tsp to kruzhka
- tsp to moio
- tsp to muid
- tsp to osmina
- tsp to posson
- tsp to quartaut
- tsp to quartilho
- tsp to roquille
- tsp to setier
- tsp to shkalik
- tsp to tunna
- tsp to velte
Everyday comparisons
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Frequently asked questions
What is a teaspoon?
The US teaspoon is one third of a tablespoon, 1/6 of a US fluid ounce, about 4.93 mL.
How is the teaspoon defined?
1/6 of a US fluid ounce (about 4.929 mL).
How many liters are in a teaspoon?
One teaspoon equals 0.004928921594 liters.
How many gallons are in a teaspoon?
One teaspoon equals 0.001302083333 gallons.
How many milliliters are in a teaspoon?
One teaspoon equals 4.928921594 milliliters.