The word “fox,” symbolizing cunning and resourcefulness, varies intriguingly across different languages. Whether you’re a language enthusiast or a wildlife scholar, knowing these variations can be fascinating. Here’s how to say “fox” in 70 different languages, showcasing the diversity of linguistic expression around the world.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Dhelpër | Pronunciation: Dhel-per
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – ثعلب (Tha’lab) | Pronunciation: Tha-lab
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – աղվես (Aghves) | Pronunciation: Agh-ves
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Tülkü | Pronunciation: Tul-ku
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Azeri | Pronunciation: Ah-ze-ri
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Ліса (Lisa) | Pronunciation: Lee-sa
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – শিয়াল (Shiyal) | Pronunciation: Shee-yal
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Lisica | Pronunciation: Li-si-ca
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Лисица (Lisitsa) | Pronunciation: Li-sit-sa
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Guineu | Pronunciation: Gwee-neh-oo
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Liška | Pronunciation: Leesh-ka
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Ræv | Pronunciation: Rev
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Vos | Pronunciation: Vos
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Fox | Pronunciation: Fox
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Rebane | Pronunciation: Reh-bah-neh
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – روباه (Roobah) | Pronunciation: Roo-bah
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kettu | Pronunciation: Ket-too
- French (🇫🇷) – Renard | Pronunciation: Re-nar
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – მგელი (Mgeli) | Pronunciation: Mge-li
- German (🇩🇪) – Fuchs | Pronunciation: Fuks
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Αλεπού (Alepoú) | Pronunciation: Ah-le-poo
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שועל (Shu’al) | Pronunciation: Shoo-al
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – लोमड़ी (Lomdi) | Pronunciation: Lo-m-ri
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Róka | Pronunciation: Ro-ka
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Refur | Pronunciation: Re-fur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Rubah | Pronunciation: Roo-bah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Sionnach | Pronunciation: Shun-akh
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Volpe | Pronunciation: Vol-pe
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – キツネ (Kitsune) | Pronunciation: Kee-tsu-ne
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Түлкі (Tülki) | Pronunciation: Tool-kee
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ស្រមោច (Sramoch) | Pronunciation: Sra-moch
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 여우 (Yeo-u) | Pronunciation: Yuh-oo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Rovî | Pronunciation: Ro-vee
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Түлкү (Tülkü) | Pronunciation: Tool-koo
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສັດຫມາ (Sat maa) | Pronunciation: Sat maa
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Lapsa | Pronunciation: Lap-sa
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Lapė | Pronunciation: La-peh
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Fuuss | Pronunciation: Foos
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Лисица (Lisica) | Pronunciation: Lee-see-ca
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Musang | Pronunciation: Moo-sang
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Volpi | Pronunciation: Vol-pee
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 狐狸 (Húli) | Pronunciation: Hoo-lee
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – कोल्हा (Kolhā) | Pronunciation: Ko-lha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Хүрэн (Khüren) | Pronunciation: Hoo-ren
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – स्याल (Syāl) | Pronunciation: Syal
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Rev | Pronunciation: Rehv
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – شنګلۍ (Shanglay) | Pronunciation: Shang-lay
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – روباه (Roobah) | Pronunciation: Roo-bah
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Lis | Pronunciation: Lees
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Raposa | Pronunciation: Ha-po-sa
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Vulpe | Pronunciation: Vul-pe
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Лиса (Lisa) | Pronunciation: Lee-sa
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Лисица (Lisica) | Pronunciation: Lee-see-tsa
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – නරියා (Nariyā) | Pronunciation: Na-ree-ya
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Líška | Pronunciation: Lee-shka
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Lisica | Pronunciation: Lee-see-ca
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Dawaco | Pronunciation: Da-wa-cho
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Zorro | Pronunciation: Zor-ro
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Mbweha | Pronunciation: Mm-bwe-ha
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Räv | Pronunciation: Rev
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Рӯбоҳ (Rooboh) | Pronunciation: Roo-boh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – நரி (Nari) | Pronunciation: Na-ri
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నక్క (Nakka) | Pronunciation: Nak-ka
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สุนัขจิ้งจอก (Sunạkh̒ ciṇgcxk) | Pronunciation: Soo-nak chin-jok
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Tilki | Pronunciation: Til-kee
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Лисиця (Lysytsya) | Pronunciation: Lee-sit-sya
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – لومڑی (Lomri) | Pronunciation: Lo-m-ri
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Tulki | Pronunciation: Tool-kee
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Cáo | Pronunciation: Cao
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Llwynog | Pronunciation: Hloo-i-nog