| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | leer |
| Catalan | escala |
| Danish | stige |
| Dutch | ladder |
| English | ladder |
| Finnish | tikapuut |
| German | Leiter |
| Modern Greek | σκάλα |
| Modern Hebrew | sulam |
| Hungarian | létra |
| Icelandic | stigi |
| Irish | dréimire |
| Italian | scala |
| Lithuanian | kopėčios |
| Moselle Franconian | Leeder |
| Maltese | sellum |
| Polish | drabina |
| Russian | лестница |
| Serbian Standard | merdevine |
| Slovak | rebrík |
| Southern African English | ladder |
| Spanish | escalera |
| Swedish | stege |
| Turkish | merdiven |
| Xhosa | ileli |