Convert 5 ml to tsp

How to convert milliliters to teaspoons

1. Formula: teaspoons = milliliters × 0.20288414
2. Put in the value: 5 milliliters.
3. Result: 1.014421 teaspoons.

Milliliters to teaspoons table

Converting the other way: teaspoons to milliliters

milliliters = teaspoons × 4.928922. So 1.014421 teaspoons is back to 5 milliliters; one teaspoon is 4.928922 milliliters. See the teaspoons to milliliters table.

Quick estimate in your head

For a rough answer, multiply by about 0.2: 5 × 0.2 ≈ 1 tsp, against the exact 1.014421 tsp (1.4% out). Good enough to check that a calculated result is sensible.

Common mistakes

The usual slip is using the factor the wrong way round. A milliliter is smaller than a teaspoon, so the number of teaspoons must come out smaller than the number of milliliters. If your answer goes the other way, divide instead of multiplying.

About the units

Milliliter (ml) and teaspoon (tsp) are both units of volume. One milliliter equals 0.20288414 teaspoons, and one teaspoon equals 4.928922 milliliters. Results on this page are rounded for display; the conversion itself uses the exact definitions.

Volume conversions come up in recipes, fuel economy, drink and bottle sizes, garden and pool water, and engine sizes.

5 milliliters in other units

The most readable unit for this amount is teaspoons (1.014421).

• 0.005 l
• 0.000005 m3
• 1.014421 tsp
• 0.33814023 tbsp
• 0.16907011 floz
• 0.02113376 cup
• 0.01056688 pt
• 0.00528344 qt
• 0.00132086 gal
• 0.00109985 impgal

How this answer was calculated

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