| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ |
| Hyphenation | her·ring |
| Plural | herring, herrings |
| Catalan | areng |
|---|---|
| Czech | sleď |
| Danish | sild |
| Dutch | haring |
| Esperanto | haringo |
| Faeroese | sild |
| Finnish | silli |
| French | hareng |
| German | Hering |
| Hungarian | hering |
| Icelandic | síld |
| Italian | aringa |
| Low German | häring |
| Norwegian | sild |
| Portuguese | arenque |
| Saterland Frisian | Hiering |
| Spanish | arenque |
| Sranan | elen; eren |
| Swedish | sill |
| Turkish | ringa balığı |
| West Frisian | hjerring |