scorpion
/skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/.
The verdict
“scorpion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #36,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,649
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - escorpião
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scorpion |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/. |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #36,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “scorpion” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around scorpion (IPA /skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/.), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,649 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "escorpião".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for scorpion, with forms such as "csorpion", "sccorpion", and "scoprion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is scorpion, spelled S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1escorpião
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.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “scorpion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-C-O-R-P-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /skɔʁ.pjɔ̃/. (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.