scorpene
noun
scorpene is spelled S-C-O-R-P-E-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scorpene means “The scorpionfish, a marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scorpene is scorpenes.
How many letters and syllables are in scorpene?
| Letters | 8: S-C-O-R-P-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scorpene?
Scorpene appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of scorpene
- scorpenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scorpene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The scorpionfish, a marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scorpene come from?
From French scorpène; see scorpion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).