| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʋɑnts/ |
| Hyphenation | wants |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | wantsen |
| Catalan | xinxa |
|---|---|
| Czech | štěnice |
| English | bug |
| Esperanto | cimo |
| French | punaise |
| German | Wanze |
| Latin | cimex |
| Portuguese | percevejo |
| Spanish | chinche |