How to say “proof” in 33 different 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.
- pruebas/ˈpɾwebas/ Spanish
- 證明/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/ Chinese
- 증거[t͡ɕɯŋɡʌ̹] Korean
- αποδείξεις/a.poˈði.ksis/ Greek
- הוכחה/ho.χaˈħa/ Hebrew
- రుజువు/ˈruɟuʋu/ Telugu
“proof” in Spanish: pruebas · German: beweise · Chinese: 證明 · Korean: 증거 · Greek: αποδείξεις
It is commonest in Indonesian, where alasan is the 347th most used word.
Proof in other languages, A to Z
- Arabic دليل/da.liːl/ sign, indication, proof, demonstration,… #470
- Basque froga/froɡa/ #555
- Bengali প্রমাণ/pɾoman/ evidence; proof #367
- Bosnian dokaz/dôkaːz/ proof, evidence #822
- Bulgarian доказателство[dokɐˈzatɛɫstvo] proof, evidence #998
- Chinese 證明/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/ proof; evidence #1,942
- Croatian dokaz/dôkaːz/ proof, evidence #800
- Czech důkaz[ˈduːkas] #940
- Danish beviser/beˈviːˀsɐ/ #766
- Dutch bewijzen/bəˈʋɛi̯zə(n)/ #765
- French preuve/pʁœv/ evidence, proof #934
- German beweise/bəˈvaɪzə/ #1,044
- Greek αποδείξεις/a.poˈði.ksis/ #943
- Hebrew הוכחה/ho.χaˈħa/ proof, confirmation #1,122
- Hindi सबूत/sə.buːt̪/ evidence, proof #970
- Hungarian bizonyíték[ˈbizoɲiːteːk] proof, evidence, testimony #1,201
- Icelandic sönnun[ˈsœn(ː)ʏn] #1,600
- Indonesian alasan/aˈlasan/ #347
- Korean 증거[t͡ɕɯŋɡʌ̹] proof, evidence #1,197
- Latvian pierādījums/ˈpieraːdiːjums/ proof, evidence #1,878
- Lithuanian įrodyti[iː¹ˈroːdʲiːtʲɪ] to prove; to produce proof #1,105
- Macedonian докази[ˈdɔkazi] proof, evidence #787
- Malay sekuriti/səkuˈriti/ proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other… #2,293
- Norwegian beviser/bəˈviːsər/ evidence, proof #1,918
- Persian اثبات[ʔes.bɒ́ːt̪ʰ] #1,458
- Polish dowód/ˈdɔ.vut/ proof, piece of evidence #1,196
- Romanian dovadă/doˈvadə/ proof, evidence #1,553
- Serbian dokaz/dôkaːz/ proof, evidence #819
- Spanish pruebas/ˈpɾwebas/ proof; evidence #822
- Swedish bevis/bɛˈviːs/ a proof #708
- Tagalog ebidensiya/ʔebiˈdensia/ evidence; proof #669
- Telugu రుజువు/ˈruɟuʋu/ #784
- Turkish kanıt/kaˈnɯt/ evidence, proof #977
The speaker reads the word in the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a recording of a native speaker, so treat it as a guide. A row without a button has no reading we are free to use, or none we trust, yet. Voices for Bengali (google (bn_BD), CC BY-SA 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.