| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /skɛrpiˈun/ |
| Hyphenation | sker·pi·oen |
| Plural | skerpioene |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| skerpioentjie | skerpioentjies |
| Catalan | escorpí |
|---|---|
| Czech | štír |
| Dutch | schorpioen |
| English | scorpion |
| Esperanto | skorpio |
| French | scorpion |
| German | Skorpion |
| Greek | σκορπιός |
| Latin | scorpio |
| Papiamento | alakran; lakran; skòrpion |
| Portuguese | escorpião |
| Saterland Frisian | Skorpion |
| Spanish | alacrán; escorpión |
| Sranan | kruktutere |
| Swahili | nge |
| Thai | แมลงป่อง |
| Turkish | akrep |
| Welsh | ysgorpion |
| West Frisian | skorpioen |