# sale vs scale

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### sale
*noun · IPA [seɪl] · frequency rank #13,472*
Transaktion Ware gegen Geld: Verkauf

### scale
*noun · IPA [skeɪl] · frequency rank #31,769*
Waage

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/sale-vs-scale