| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɑlɑst/ |
| Hyphenation | bal·last |
| Gender | masculine |
| Catalan | llast |
|---|---|
| Danish | ballast |
| English | ballast |
| Esperanto | balasto |
| Faeroese | barlast; kjølfesta |
| French | ballast; lest; charge; poids mort |
| German | Ballast; Schotter; Bettung |
| Greek | έρμα; σαβούρα |
| Hungarian | ballaszt |
| Italian | zavorra |
| Papiamento | balaster |
| Portuguese | balastro; estiva; lastro |
| Saterland Frisian | Ballast |
| Spanish | balasto; lastre |
| Swedish | ballast; barlast |
| West Frisian | ballêst |