| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /skeɪ̯l/ |
| Hyphenation | scale |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑤 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑅𐐿𐐩𐑊 |
| Plural | scales |
| Czech | šupina |
|---|---|
| Danish | skæl |
| Dutch | schilfer; schub |
| Esperanto | skvamo |
| Faeroese | flus; roðsla |
| French | écaille |
| German | Schuppe |
| Italian | squama |
| Latin | squama |
| Portuguese | escama |
| Saterland Frisian | Skubbe |
| Spanish | escama |
| Sranan | fisbuba |
| Swedish | fjäll |
| West Frisian | skob |