# scala vs Schalk

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### scala
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #24,908*
die Skala

### Schalk
*noun · IPA [ʃalk] · frequency rank #45,565*
freche Person, die (gutmütige) Streiche spielt

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