| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /orˈkan/ |
| Hyphenation | or·kaan |
| Gender | masculine |
| Plural | orkanen |
| Catalan | huracà |
|---|---|
| Czech | orkán; uragán |
| English | hurricane |
| Esperanto | uragano |
| Faeroese | ódnarveður |
| French | ouragan |
| German | Orkan |
| Icelandic | fárviðri |
| Italian | uragano |
| Jamaican Patois | briizbluo |
| Latin | cataegis |
| Papiamento | horkan; orkan |
| Portuguese | furacão; procela; tempestade; tufão; vendaval |
| Russian | буря |
| Saterland Frisian | Orkoan |
| Spanish | huracán |
| Swedish | orkan |
| Turkish | kasırga |