scaled
/skeɪld/adjective, verb
scaled is spelled S-C-A-L-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scaled means “Covered with scales or scale-like structures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scaled?
| Letters | 6: S-C-A-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scaled?
Scaled appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce scaled?
- /skeɪld/
Scaled has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scaled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does scaled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
- 2
Without scales, or with the scales removed.
scaled herring
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of scale
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scaled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | schuppenbedeckt, schuppig , entschuppt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.