Synonyms: pole, bar, handle, shaft, staff, stake, stave, spar
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɹɒd/ |
| Hyphenation | rod |
| Plural | rods |
| Catalan | vara |
|---|---|
| Czech | prut; tyč; žerď |
| Dutch | roe; roede; staaf; stang |
| Esperanto | stango |
| Faeroese | stólpi; stong |
| French | barre; barreau; bâton; gaule; perche |
| German | Stange |
| Italian | barra |
| Latin | asser; contus; hasta; trudis |
| Norwegian | stang |
| Papiamento | bara |
| Portuguese | vara |
| Russian | брусок |
| Saterland Frisian | Peel; Stange |
| Spanish | barra; vara |
| Swedish | spö |
| West Frisian | stange |