# scala

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,709

## Definitions
1. Ladder; sequence.
2. Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
3. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.

## Easily confused with
- **SLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-sla)
- **seal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-seal)
- **scan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scan)
- **scam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scam)
- **scar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scar)
- **scat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scat)
- **sola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-sola)
- **small** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-small)
- **shall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-shall)
- **scale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scale)
- **scary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scary)
- **scare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scare)
- **seals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-seals)
- **stall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-stall)
- **scars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scars)
- **shale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-shale)
- **scarf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scarf)
- **scalp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-scalp)
- **stalk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-stalk)
- **stale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scala-vs-stale)

## Common misspellings (7)
`csala`, `sacla`, `scaal`, `scalla`, `sccala`, `sclaa`, `sscala`

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