# scale vs stage

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stage
*noun · IPA [steɪdʒ] · frequency rank #15,753*
Etappe, Stadium, Station in einem Prozess

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