How to say “violence” 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.
- violencia/bjoˈlenθja/ Spanish
- 暴力/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ Chinese
- 폭력[pʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹k̚] Korean
- हिंसा/ɦɪn.sɑː/ Hindi
- βία/ˈvia/ Greek
- אלימות/aliˈmut/ Hebrew
“violence” in Spanish: violencia · Italian: violenza · Portuguese: violência · Chinese: 暴力 · Korean: 폭력 · Hindi: हिंसा · Greek: βία
It is commonest in Telugu, where హింస is the 544th most used word.
Violence in other languages, A to Z
- Albanian dhunë/ðunə/ violence, force, coercion, oppression #2,006
- Bosnian nasilje/nǎːsiːʎe/ #2,292
- Bulgarian насилие[nɐˈsiliɛ] violence, forcefulness #1,617
- Catalan violència[bi.uˈlɛn.si.ə] #1,970
- Chinese 暴力/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ violence; brutality; force #677
- Croatian nasilje/nǎːsiːʎe/ #2,315
- Czech násilí[ˈnaːsɪliː] #1,764
- Danish vold/vɔlˀ/ #1,683
- Dutch geweld/ɣəˈʋɛlt/ #1,491
- English rescue/ˈɹɛs.kju/ To save from any violence, danger or evil #2,203
- Esperanto perforto/perˈforto/ force, violence #1,623
- Estonian vägivald/ˈvæɡ̊ivɑld̥/ #2,301
- French violence/vjɔ.lɑ̃s/ act of violence #2,031
- Galician violencia/bjoˈlenθja/ #829
- Georgian ძალადობა[d͡zäɫädo̞bä] #900
- Greek βία/ˈvia/ #1,738
- Hebrew אלימות/aliˈmut/ violence, terror #1,670
- Hindi हिंसा/ɦɪn.sɑː/ violence, harm #1,494
- Hungarian erőszak[ˈɛrøːsɒk] force, violence #2,418
- Icelandic ofbeldi[ˈɔv.pɛltɪ] #1,274
- Italian violenza/vjoˈlɛn.t͡sa/ #2,060
- Korean 폭력[pʰo̞ŋɲʌ̹k̚] #2,500
- Macedonian насилство[ˈnasiɫstvɔ] #1,732
- Malay keganasan/kəɡaˈnasan/ #1,365
- Norwegian vold/ˈvɔl/ #1,771
- Portuguese violência/vi.oˈlẽ.sjɐ/ #2,025
- Serbian nasilje/nǎːsiːʎe/ #2,287
- Spanish violencia/bjoˈlenθja/ #2,185
- Swedish våld/ˈvoːld/ #1,712
- Tagalog karahasan/kaɾahaˈsan/ #2,183
- Tamil வன்முறை/ʋɐnmʊrɐɪ̯/ #643
- Telugu హింస/ˈhinsa/ #544
- Urdu تشدد/t̪ə.ʃəd̪.d̪ʊd̪/ violence, oppression, aggression #757
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 Catalan (upc_ona (ca_ES), CC BY-SA 4.0) and Estonian (news (et_EE), CC BY 4.0).
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.