There are several names for the number 0 in different languages.
| Language | Name and pronunciation or transliteration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | صفر (sifr) | |
| Chinese | 零 |  Look up 零 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
| Czech | nula | |
| Dutch | nul /nyl/ | |
| English | zero | There are many other names |
| French | zéro /zeʁo/ | |
| German | Null | Whether the first letter of number names should be capitalized – like all nouns are – or not is disputed |
| Greek | μηδέν /miːðɛn/ | Literally meaning "not even one" |
| Gujarati | શૂન્ય (Śūn'ya) | |
| Haitian Creole | zewo | |
| Hindi | शून्य | |
| Hebrew | אֶפֶס (efes) | |
| Indonesian | nol /nɔl/ | Adopted from the Dutch word nul. In addition, people often pronounce it as "kosong" /kɔsɔŋ/, literally meaning 'empty', when spelling telephone numbers. |
| Japanese | 零 (read rei) | The character 零 (read rei) means "zero" in Japanese, although 〇 is also common. However, in common usage, ゼロ/ぜろ (read zero) is preferred, as it is a direct adaptation of the English equivalent. |
| Korean | Korean : 영; Hanja : 零; RR : yeong or Korean : 공; Hanja : 空; RR : gong | |
| Lojban | no | |
| Malayalam | പൂജ്യം (poojyam) | |
| Polish | zero /'zɛɾɔ/ | |
| Portuguese | zero /zæro/ | |
| Romanian | zero | |
| Russian | ноль or нуль | |
| Spanish | cero | |
| Tamil | சுழியம் (sūḻiyam), பூஜ்ஜியம் (poojyam), or சைவர் (saivar) | |
| Telugu | సున్న or ౦ (sunna) | |
| Turkish | sıfır [2] |