| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɑdər/ |
| Hyphenation | lad·der |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | ladders |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| laddertje | laddertjes |
| Danish | stige |
|---|---|
| English | ladder |
| Esperanto | ŝtupetaro; eskalo |
| French | échelle |
| German | Masche; Laufmasche |
| Greek (Old Greek) | κλὴμαξ |
| Hungarian | létra |
| Italian | scala |
| Malay | tangga |
| Norwegian | stige |
| Papiamento | trapi |
| Portuguese | escala; escala portátil |
| Saterland Frisian | Laadere |
| Scots | ledder |
| Scottish Gaelic | staidhre |
| Spanish | escalera |
| Sranan | trapu |
| Swedish | stege |
| Thai | กระไดลิง |
| Welsh | ysgol |
| West Frisian | ljedder |