scorpion

[skɔʁ.pjɔ̃]

/[skɔʁ.pjɔ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“scorpion” is uncommon German (frequency #53,227 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,227
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Skorpion

Corpus desk

Index DE-scorpion · scorpion · German

scorpion · rank #53,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,227
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schülerzeitung

Nearest frequency peer: Schülerzeitung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „scorpion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „scorpion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scorpion
PropertyValue
Headwordscorpion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skɔʁ.pjɔ̃]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „scorpion“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).scorpionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schülerzeitung“ (#53,226), „segelt“ (#53,228), „Schädlingsbekämpfung“ (#53,225). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scorpion“ bei #53,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scorpion is uncommon German at frequency #53,227 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skɔʁ.pjɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Skorpion".

scorpion has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is scorpion, spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Skorpion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how scorpion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le scorpion utilise son dard pour se défendre.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scorpion"?
"scorpion" is spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [skɔʁ.pjɔ̃].
What does "scorpion" mean?
As a noun, "scorpion" means: Skorpion
How do you pronounce "scorpion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scorpion" is [skɔʁ.pjɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scorpion" come from?
"scorpion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scorpion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwärme#53,224Schnuppe#53,216sanitäre#53,206somebody#53,248

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list