| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /vɑk/ |
| Hyphenation | vak |
| Gender | neuter |
| Plural | vakken |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| vakje | vakjes |
| Catalan | especialitat |
|---|---|
| English | compartment; pigeonhole |
| Esperanto | fako |
| Faeroese | yrki |
| Finnish | lokero |
| German | Fachgebiet; Abteil; Fach |
| Low German | vak |
| Malay | vak |
| Norwegian | avdeling |
| Papiamento | vak |
| Portuguese | compartimento |
| Saterland Frisian | Fäk |
| Spanish | casilla |
| Swedish | fack |
| West Frisian | fak; fek |