# Scorpio vs scorpion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Scorpio
*name · IPA /ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/ · frequency rank #23,986*
Scorpius.

### scorpion
*noun · IPA /ˈskɔː.pi.ən/ · frequency rank #17,953*
Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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