scath
/skæθ/
"scath" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scath” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of scathe (“harm; damage”).
Corpus desk
Index EN-scath · scath · English
scath · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scath |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /skæθ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scath” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scath is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /skæθ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of scathe (“harm; damage”).".
Zero misspellings are on record for scath in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of scathe. The correct English form is scath, spelled S-C-A-T-H.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of scathe (“harm; damage”).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scath appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wherein Rome hath done you any scath, Let him make treble satisfaction.
Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall, / Whose freedome shall thee turne to greatest scath.
Etymology
Variant of scathe.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.