| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /plɑˈfɔn/ |
| Hyphenation | pla·fon |
| Plural | plafonne, plafons |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| plafonnetjie | plafonnetjies |
| Catalan | sostre |
|---|---|
| Czech | strop |
| Danish | loft |
| Dutch | zoldering; hoogtegrens; plafond; zolder |
| English | ceiling |
| Esperanto | plafono |
| Faeroese | loft |
| Finnish | laipio |
| French | plafond |
| German | Decke; Zimmerdecke |
| Greek | ταβάνι |
| Italian | soffitto |
| Papiamento | blafon; plafon |
| Portuguese | tecto; teto |
| Russian | потолок |
| Saterland Frisian | Blaffondäkke |
| Spanish | techo |
| Swedish | tak |
| Thai | เพดาน |
| Turkish | tavan |