How to say “synonym” 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 Polish, where by is the 61st most used word.
- Afrikaans let synonym of Letlander #718
- Arabic برجل synonym of بِرْكَار #2,417
- Armenian սարսափելի synonym of սարսափելիորեն #616
- Bengali জো synonym of যা #779
- Bulgarian себе synonym of се́бе си #228
- Catalan nano synonym of nen #735
- Chinese 他媽 synonym of 他媽的 /他妈的 #856
- Danish allesammen synonym of alle #1,831
- English new Synonym of newly, especially in composition #176
- Finnish kerta synonym of kerran #904
- French ouais synonym of oui; yeah, yep, yup, yes,… #149
- Georgian ესე synonym of ასე #193
- Greek διάφορα synonym of διαφορετικός #1,611
- Hindi जल्द synonym of जल्दी #498
- Hungarian őrült synonym of őrülten #598
- Indonesian tiba synonym of datang #471
- Italian quanti synonym of chi sg: those who #600
- Korean 와우 synonym of 달팽이 #441
- Malay tarian A dance; synonym of tari #1,067
- Malayalam പാതി synonym of പകുതി #806
- Persian فرانک synonym of پروانه #646
- Polish by synonym of przynajmniej #61
- Portuguese muita synonym of muito #496
- Romanian nimic synonym of deloc #81
- Slovak zostať synonym of ostať #376
- Swedish inget synonym of ingenting #95
- Tagalog paki synonym of pakialam #1,753
- Tamil என Synonym of என்று #80
- Telugu ప్రవర్తన synonym of ప్రవర్తనము #994
- Turkish burda synonym of burada #655
- Ukrainian доктор synonym of лі́кар m #247
- Urdu پہ synonym of پَر #216
- Vietnamese truyện synonym of chuyện #1,520
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.