skalieren

[ˌskaˈliːʁən]

/[ˌskaˈliːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“skalieren” is uncommon German (frequency #65,688 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,688
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Daten und Messwerte in eine Skala einordnen

Key facts for skalieren
PropertyValue
Headwordskalieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌskaˈliːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skalieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). skalieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skalieren is uncommon German at frequency #65,688 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌskaˈliːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skalieren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is skalieren, spelled S-K-A-L-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Daten und Messwerte in eine Skala einordnen
  2. 2
    die Größe einer Grafik anpassen
  3. 3
    die Leistungsfähigkeit (einer Software oder Hardware) an geänderten Bedarf anpassen
  4. 4
    etwas gleichmäßig vergrößern oder verkleinern

This word in other languages

scale(English)

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 "skalieren"?
"skalieren" is spelled S-K-A-L-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌskaˈliːʁən].
What does "skalieren" mean?
As a verb, "skalieren" means: Daten und Messwerte in eine Skala einordnen
How do you pronounce "skalieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skalieren" is [ˌskaˈliːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skalieren" come from?
"skalieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “skalieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-K-A-L-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌskaˈliːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list