| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /krɪə̯f/ |
| Hyphenation | kreef |
| Plural | kreefte, krewe |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| krefie | krefies |
| Danish | krebs |
|---|---|
| Dutch | kreeft; rivierkreeft; zoetwaterkreeft |
| English | crayfish; crawfish |
| Esperanto | kankro; astako |
| Faeroese | áarkrabbi |
| French | écrevisse |
| German | Krebs |
| Italian | gambero |
| Latin | cancer |
| Papiamento | kref |
| Saterland Frisian | Krääps |
| Spanish | cangrejo; cangrejo de río |
| Sranan | krefti |
| Swedish | kräfta |