| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /sxœʏ̯m/ |
| Hyphenation | schuim |
| Gender | neuter |
| Afrikaans | skuim |
|---|---|
| Catalan | escuma; espuma |
| Czech | pěna |
| Danish | skum |
| English | foam; froth; scum; lather |
| English (Old English) | fam |
| Esperanto | ŝaŭmo |
| Faeroese | froða; skúm |
| Finnish | vaahto |
| French | écume |
| German | Schaum |
| Hawaiian | huʻa |
| Italian | schiuma |
| Papiamento | skuma |
| Portuguese | escuma; espuma |
| Saterland Frisian | Schuum; Gisk; Skuum |
| Spanish | espuma |
| Sranan | skuma |
| Swedish | fradga; lödder; skum |
| Thai | ฟอง |
| West Frisian | brûs; skom; skûm |