# scaled vs scaly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scaled
*verb · IPA /skeɪld/ · frequency rank #14,014*
simple past and past participle of scale

### scaly
*adjective · IPA /ˈskeɪli/ · frequency rank #36,750*
Covered or abounding with scales.

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