| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /tʃeɪ̯n/ |
| Hyphenation | chain |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑗𐑱𐑯 |
| Catalan | cadena |
|---|---|
| Chinook Jargon | lachen |
| Czech | pouta; řetěz; řetězec; řetízek |
| Danish | kæde |
| Dutch | keten; ketting |
| Esperanto | ĉeno |
| Faeroese | keta |
| Finnish | ketju |
| French | chaîne |
| German | Kette |
| Greek | αλυσίδα; καδένα |
| Hungarian | lánc |
| Italian | catena |
| Latin | catena |
| Norwegian | kjede |
| Papiamento | kadena |
| Portuguese | cadeia; corrente |
| Saterland Frisian | Kätte |
| Spanish | cadena |
| Sranan | keti; ketin |
| Swedish | kedja |
| Turkish | zincir |
| West Frisian | keatling |