| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /krɑp/ |
| Hyphenation | krab |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | krabben |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| krabbetje | krabbetjes |
| Czech | krab |
|---|---|
| Danish | krabbe |
| English | crab |
| English (Old English) | crabba |
| Esperanto | krabo; braĥiuro |
| Faeroese | krabbi |
| Finnish | taskurapu |
| French | crabe |
| German | Krabbe |
| Icelandic | krabbi |
| Norwegian | krabbe |
| Papiamento | kangreu |
| Polish | krab |
| Russian | краб |
| Saterland Frisian | Krabbe |
| Spanish | cámbaro; cangrejo; cangrejo de mar |
| Sranan | krabu |
| Swahili | kaa ya pwani |
| Swedish | krabba |
| Thai | ปู |
| Ukrainian | краб |