Skorpion
German, noun/skɔrˈpi̯oːn/
Skorpion is spelled S-K-O-R-P-I-O-N (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Skorpion is a German masculine noun meaning “scorpion (arachnid of order Scorpiones)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tier aus der Ordnung der Spinnentiere, mit zwei krebsähnlichen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einen Giftstachel…”.
What does Skorpion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinescorpion (arachnid of order Scorpiones)
- 2
masculinescorpio (one born in the sign of Scorpio)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tier aus der Ordnung der Spinnentiere, mit zwei krebsähnlichen Scheren am Vorderkörper und einen Giftstachel am Hinterleib 2. Sternbild des Tierkreises 3. Sternzeichen 4. eine antike Belagerungswaffe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Skorpion
- Skorpions genitive
- Skorpione plural
- Skorpionen plural uncommon
- Scorpion alternative obsolete
- Schorpion alternative obsolete
- ♏ abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Skorpion?
- /skɔrˈpi̯oːn/
- [skɔʁˈpjoːn]
- [skɔɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Skorpion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Skorpion in German?
Skorpion appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).