# scaled vs scarred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### scarred
*verb · IPA /skɑː(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #20,486*
simple past and past participle of scar

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