| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbʌtəflaɪ̯/ |
| Hyphenation | but·ter·fly |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑓𐑤𐑲 |
| Plural | butterflies |
| Afrikaans | vlinder |
|---|---|
| Albanian | flutur |
| Catalan | papallona |
| Czech | motýl |
| Danish | sommerfugle |
| Dutch | kapel; vlinder |
| Esperanto | papilio |
| Faeroese | firvaldur; summarfuglur |
| Finnish | perhonen |
| French | papillon |
| German | Schmetterling |
| Greek | πεταλούδα |
| Hungarian | pillangó |
| Italian | farfalla |
| Kabylian | aferṭeṭṭu (ⴰⴼⴻⵔⵟⴻⵟⵟⵓ) |
| Latin | papilio |
| Luxemburgish | Päiperlek |
| Norwegian | sommerfugl |
| Papiamento | barbulèt; barbulètè; barbulète |
| Polish | motył |
| Portuguese | borboleta |
| Romanian | fluture |
| Russian | бабочка |
| Saterland Frisian | Flinnerke |
| Spanish | mariposa |
| Sranan | kaperka |
| Swahili | kipepeo |
| Swedish | fjäril |
| Thai | ผีเสื้อ |
| Turkish | kelebek |
| West Frisian | flinter |