scaled

Questions about scaled

What does scaled mean?

scaled means "having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scaled?

scaled has 1 syllable: scaled. In IPA it is /ˈskeɪld/.

What is another word for scaled?

Close synonyms include scaly, scaley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scaled a common word?

scaled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.