| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Standard | Malaysian, Indonesian |
| Afrikaans | spook; gees |
|---|---|
| Catalan | fantasma |
| Czech | přízrak; duch |
| Danish | spøgelse |
| Dutch | spook; fantoom; geest; schim |
| English | ghost; wraith; apparition |
| Esperanto | fantomo; ombro; reaperanto |
| Finnish | kummitus; aave; haamu |
| French | fantôme |
| German | Gespenst |
| Greek | φάντασμα |
| Hungarian | kísértet |
| Icelandic | draugur |
| Italian | fantasma |
| Jamaican Patois | dopi |
| Latin | manes; larva; spiritus |
| Low German | geyst |
| Norwegian | spøkelse |
| Papiamento | zumbi |
| Polish | duch |
| Portuguese | fantasma de um morto; fantasma |
| Russian | привидение; призрак |
| Saterland Frisian | Gäist; Spouk; Phantom |
| Spanish | fantasma |
| Swedish | spöke |
| Tagalog | multó |
| Thai | ผี |
| Turkish | hayalet; hortlak |
| Welsh | ysbryd |
| West Frisian | spûk; spok |