| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɦɑk/ |
| Hyphenation | hak |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | hakken |
| Catalan | taló |
|---|---|
| Czech | podpatek |
| Danish | hæl |
| English | heel |
| Esperanto | kalkanumo |
| German | Absatz; Hacke |
| Portuguese | salto de sapato |
| Saterland Frisian | Häkke |
| Spanish | tacón |
| Swedish | häl |