# scales vs shakes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scales
*noun · IPA /skeɪlz/ · frequency rank #7,390*
plural of scale

### shakes
*noun · IPA /ʃeɪks/ · frequency rank #12,139*
plural of shake

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