Skale
[ˈskaːlə]
The verdict
“Skale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil einer Anzeigeeinrichtung mit Teilungszeichen oder Ziffern auf einem Träger
Corpus desk
Index DE-skale · Skale · German
Skale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Skale |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskaːlə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Skale“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Skale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil einer Anzeigeeinrichtung mit Teilungszeichen oder Ziffern auf einem Träger".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Skale, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Skale, spelled S-K-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Teil einer Anzeigeeinrichtung mit Teilungszeichen oder Ziffern auf einem Träger
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Skale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Skale wird oft als Strichskale ausgeführt.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.