Scorpio
/ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/noun
Scorpio is spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Scorpio means “Someone with a Scorpio star sign” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Scorpio is Scorpios.
How many letters and syllables are in Scorpio?
| Letters | 7: S-C-O-R-P-I-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Scorpio?
Scorpio appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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).
How do you pronounce Scorpio?
- UK /ˈskɔːpɪəʊ/
- US /ˈskɔːɹpɪoʊ/
Scorpio has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Scorpio.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Scorpio
- Scorpios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Scorpio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone with a Scorpio star sign
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scorpio in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Someone with a Scorpio star sign:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | escorpiano, escorpião |
| Spanish | escorpiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Scorpio come from?
From Latin scorpiō (“scorpion”), from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos), calque of Akkadian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqaqīpu, “scorpion; constellation name”), calque of Sumerian 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (ᴹᵁᴸGIR₂.TAB). Doublet of scorpion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).