# scaled vs swayed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### swayed
*verb · IPA /sweɪd/ · frequency rank #22,518*
simple past and past participle of sway

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