| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ʋɛsp/ |
| Hyphenation | wesp |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | wespen |
| Catalan | vespa |
|---|---|
| Czech | vosa |
| Danish | hveps |
| English | wasp |
| Esperanto | vespo |
| Finnish | ampiainen |
| French | guêpe |
| German | Wespe |
| Greek | σφήκα |
| Italian | vespa |
| Latin | vespa |
| Papiamento | wesp |
| Portuguese | vespa |
| Saterland Frisian | Häspe |
| Spanish | avispa |
| Sranan | waswasi |
| Swedish | geting |
| Thai | ต่อ; ตัวต่อ |
| West Frisian | ealjebij; meeps |