how to pronounce spion

/ʃpiˈoːn/

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spion is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of spion in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… alfred deine spion in münster berichten …”

meanings of spion

noun:

Peephole.
Spy.

spion frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word spion occurs in german on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.