Skala

[ˈskaːla]

/[ˈskaːla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skala” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,265
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zuordnungsvorschrift, Einteilung zu einer Bewertung

Corpus desk

Index DE-skala · Skala · German

Skala · rank #9,265 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,265
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinnvolle

Nearest frequency peer: sinnvolle (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Skala“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Skala“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Skala vs Skat
60% similar
Skala vs sola
40% similar
Skala vs Stall
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Skala
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkala
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskaːla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,265
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Skala“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Skalaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sinnvolle“ (#9,264), „Spaltung“ (#9,266), „siebten“ (#9,263). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skala“ bei #9,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Skala (IPA [ˈskaːla]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Skala, with forms such as "ksala", "sakla", and "skaal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Skat", "sola", "Stall", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Skala, spelled S-K-A-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zuordnungsvorschrift, Einteilung zu einer Bewertung
  2. 2
    Tonleiter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Skala appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Grenzwert liegt auf der Skala bei 2,1.
  2. Das stärkste bis heute registriert Erdbeben im heutigen Österreich ereignete sich im 13. Jahrhundert in Kapfenberg und hatte die Stärke 6,1 auf der Richter-Skala.

Synonyms

MaßeinteilungSkaleTonleiter

This word in other languages

scale(English)escala(Español)graduation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksala
  • sakla
  • skaal
  • skalla
  • skkala
  • sklaa
  • sskala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Skala - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ksala2sakla2skaal2skalla1skkala1sklaa2sskala1
Edit distance from "Skala"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Skala"?
"Skala" is spelled S-K-A-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskaːla].
What does "Skala" mean?
As a noun, "Skala" means: Zuordnungsvorschrift, Einteilung zu einer Bewertung
What words are commonly confused with "Skala"?
"Skala" is commonly confused with "Skat", "sola", "Stall". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Skala"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skala" is [ˈskaːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skala" come from?
"Skala" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Skala", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parks#9,248Mütze#9,242Laien#9,234kocht#9,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

valley7 variantsneuere7 variantsNarren7 variantsJason7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list