# scold vs Scots

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scold
*noun · IPA /skəʊld/ · frequency rank #36,752*
A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

### Scots
*name · IPA /skɒts/ · frequency rank #10,606*
A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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