# scaled vs stapled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### stapled
*adjective · frequency rank #47,927*
Fastened with staples.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scaled-vs-stapled