| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Afrikaans | insek; gogga |
|---|---|
| Catalan | insecte |
| Czech | hmyz |
| Danish | insekt |
| Dutch | insect |
| English | bug; insect |
| Esperanto | insekto |
| Faeroese | flogkykt |
| Finnish | hyönteinen |
| French | insecte |
| German | Insekt; Kerbtier |
| Hungarian | rovar |
| Norwegian | insekt |
| Papiamento | insekto |
| Portuguese | insecto |
| Saterland Frisian | Insekt |
| Spanish | insecto |
| Swahili | mdudu |
| Swedish | insekt; kryp |
| Thai | แมลง; แมง |
| Turkish | böcek |
| West Frisian | ynsekt |