scorpion

\skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\

/\skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“scorpion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,150. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,150
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arthropode de la classe des Arachnides, dont la queue est armée d’un dard relié à une glande à venin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scorpion · scorpion · French

scorpion · rank #14,150 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,150
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sceptique

Nearest frequency peer: sceptique (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « scorpion »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « scorpion » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

scorpion vs scorpions
89% similar
scorpion vs Scipion
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for scorpion
PropertyValue
Headwordscorpion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,150
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « scorpion »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).scorpionse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sceptique » (#14,149), « serena » (#14,151), « Saxe » (#14,148). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « scorpion » est au #14,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around scorpion (IPA \skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,150 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for scorpion, with forms such as "csorpion", "sccorpion", and "scoprion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "scorpions", "Scipion", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is scorpion, spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arthropode de la classe des Arachnides, dont la queue est armée d’un dard relié à une glande à venin.
  2. 2
    Arthropode de la classe des Arachnides, dont la queue est armée d’un dard relié à une glande à venin.
  3. 3
    Personne perfide capable de frapper dans le dos.
  4. 4
    Arme de jet dans l’antiquité dérivée d’une baliste.
  5. 5
    Genre de fléau d’arme muni de pointes en fer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how scorpion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Piquure de scorpion. Remede. Appliquez dessus de l’huile de l’infusion de scorpion, ou écrasez le scorpion sur la piquure, si vous pouvez.
  2. Nous étions dans la position de ces scorpions que les enfants entourent d’un cercle de copeaux auxquels ils mettent le feu, et qui sont forcés de faire une sortie désespérée, ou de se suicider en retournant leur aiguillon contre eux-mêmes. Nous préférâmes le premier moyen.

This word in other languages

scorpion(English)escorpión(Español)Skorpion(Deutsch)escorpião(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csorpion
  • sccorpion
  • scoprion
  • scoripon
  • scorpino
  • scorpionn
  • scorpoin
  • scorppion
  • scorrpion
  • scropion
  • socrpion
  • sscorpion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scorpion - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

csorpion2sccorpion1scoprion2scoripon2scorpino2scorpionn1scorpoin2scorppion1
Edit distance from "scorpion"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scorpion"?
"scorpion" is spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\.
What does "scorpion" mean?
As a noun, "scorpion" means: Arthropode de la classe des Arachnides, dont la queue est armée d’un dard relié à une glande à venin.
What words are commonly confused with "scorpion"?
"scorpion" is commonly confused with "scorpions", "Scipion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scorpion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scorpion" is \skɔʁ.pjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scorpion" come from?
"scorpion" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scorpion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorciers#14,156Ségolène#14,163requises#14,133rattaché#14,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

supprimée12 variantsémouvant12 variantsabstrait12 variantsadressant12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list