# scalp vs small

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scalp
*noun · IPA /skælp/ · frequency rank #15,499*
The top of the head; the skull.

### small
*adjective · IPA /smɔl/ · frequency rank #291*
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.

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