| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪftəˈri/ |
| Hyphenation | dif·te·rie |
| Gender | feminine |
| Catalan | diftèria |
|---|---|
| Czech | záškrt |
| Danish | difteritis |
| English | diphtheria |
| Esperanto | difterio; difterito |
| German | Diphtherie |
| Papiamento | difteria |
| Portuguese | difteria |
| Spanish | difteria |
| Swedish | difteri |
| Turkish | difteri |
| West Frisian | diftery |