Spion
German, noun/ʃpiˈoːn/
Spion is spelled S-P-I-O-N (5 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spion is a German masculine noun meaning “spy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein heimlicher, unerkannter Beobachter, der die gegnerische Seite auszukunden hat”.
What does Spion mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespy
noun
- 1
masculinepeephole
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein heimlicher, unerkannter Beobachter, der die gegnerische Seite auszukunden hat 2. ein in der Zugangstür zu einer Wohnung oder zu einem Haus angebrachtes Weitwinkelobjektiv, durch das man Eintritt suchende Personen sehen kann 3. kleines Fenster in der Außenwand, in der Regel neben dem Eingang, mitunter in einem Erker, durch das der Bereich vor dem Haus überblickt werden kann
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 Spion
- Spions genitive
- Spione plural
- Spionin feminine
- Spionen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spion?
- /ʃpiˈoːn/
- [ʃpiˈoːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spion
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spion in German?
Spion appears 3.0 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).