| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Czech | doznání; přiznání |
|---|---|
| Danish | bekendelse; skriftemål |
| Dutch | bekentenis; erkenning |
| English | confession |
| Esperanto | konfeso |
| French | aveu; confession |
| German | Bekenntnis; Beichte; Eingeständnis; Geständnis |
| Italian | confessione |
| Malay | pengakuan |
| Papiamento | konfeshon |
| Polish | przyznanie się; wyznanie |
| Portuguese | confissão |
| Saterland Frisian | Bekantnis; Bichte; Geständnis |
| Spanish | confesión; declaración |
| Swedish | bekännelse; bikt; konfession; skriftermål; syndabekännelse |
| West Frisian | bycht |