| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Plural | höyvdstäden |
| Afrikaans | hoofstad |
|---|---|
| Czech | hlavní město; metropole |
| Danish | hovedstad |
| Dutch | hoofdstad |
| English | capital city; capital |
| Esperanto | ĉefurbo |
| Faeroese | høvuðsstaður |
| French | capitale |
| German | Hauptstadt |
| Hawaiian | kapikala |
| Hungarian | főváros |
| Icelandic | höfuðborg |
| Jamaican Patois | kyapital; kiapital |
| Luxemburgish | Haaptstad |
| Norwegian | hovedstad |
| Papiamento | kapital |
| Polish | stolica |
| Portuguese | capital |
| Saterland Frisian | Haudstääd |
| Scots | capital |
| Spanish | capital |
| Sranan | mamafoto |
| Swedish | huvudstad |
| Tagalog | punong lunsód |
| Turkish | başkent |
| Ukrainian | столиця |
| West Frisian | haadstêd |