# scale vs Schalk

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/scale-vs-schalk