How to say “proof” in 33 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Indonesian, where alasan is the 347th most used word.
- Arabic دليل sign, indication, proof, demonstration,… #470
- Basque froga #555
- Bengali প্রমাণ evidence; proof #367
- Bosnian dokaz proof, evidence #822
- Bulgarian доказателство proof, evidence #998
- Chinese 證明 proof; evidence #1,942
- Croatian dokaz proof, evidence #800
- Czech důkaz #940
- Danish beviser #766
- Dutch bewijzen #765
- French preuve evidence, proof #934
- German beweise #1,044
- Greek αποδείξεις #943
- Hebrew הוכחה proof, confirmation #1,122
- Hindi सबूत evidence, proof #970
- Hungarian bizonyíték proof, evidence, testimony #1,201
- Icelandic sönnun #1,600
- Indonesian alasan #347
- Korean 증거 proof, evidence #1,197
- Latvian pierādījums proof, evidence #1,878
- Lithuanian įrodyti to prove; to produce proof #1,105
- Macedonian докази proof, evidence #787
- Malay sekuriti proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other… #2,293
- Norwegian beviser evidence, proof #1,918
- Persian اثبات #1,458
- Polish dowód proof, piece of evidence #1,196
- Romanian dovadă proof, evidence #1,553
- Serbian dokaz proof, evidence #819
- Spanish pruebas proof; evidence #822
- Swedish bevis a proof #708
- Tagalog ebidensiya evidence; proof #669
- Telugu రుజువు #784
- Turkish kanıt evidence, proof #977
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.