Lenguia | 1000 Most Common Swedish Words with Audio

Why these 1,000 words matter

Swedish vocabulary is astonishingly top-heavy: the 100 most frequent words make up about half of everything you will ever hear or read, and the top 1,000 cover roughly 85% of everyday speech. Learn these first and most sentences around you turn from noise into language.

The list below is ranked by how often each word actually occurs in spoken Swedish — dictionary forms, with concise English translations, the part of speech, the CEFR level at which learners typically meet the word, and audio for every word in a female and a male voice. Show the top 250, 500 or all 1,000, and flip to A–Z when you want to look something up.

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	Level
1	och	and	conjunction	A1
2	att	to (infinitive marker); that	particle	A1
3	det	it; the; that	pronoun	A1
4	som	as; like; who; which	conjunction	A1
5	en	a; an; one	article	A1
6	på	on; at; in	preposition	A1
7	är	is; are (to be)	verb	A1
8	av	of; by; off	preposition	A1
9	för	for; because; too	preposition	A1
10	med	with	preposition	A1
11	den	the; it; that	pronoun	A1
12	till	to; until	preposition	A1
13	jag	I	pronoun	A1
14	inte	not	adverb	A1
15	har	has; have (to have)	verb	A1
16	om	if; about; around	conjunction	A1
17	ett	a; an; one (neuter)	article	A1
18	men	but	conjunction	A1
19	de	they; the	pronoun	A1
20	ha	to have	verb	A1
21	vara	to be	verb	A1
22	vi	we	pronoun	A1
23	så	so; then; thus	adverb	A1
24	kan	can; is able (to be able)	verb	A1
25	du	you (singular)	pronoun	A1
26	han	he	pronoun	A1
27	var	was; were; where	verb	A1
28	ska	shall; will; is going to	verb	A1
29	sig	himself; herself; itself; themselves	pronoun	A1
30	från	from	preposition	A1
31	vid	at; by; near	preposition	A1
32	eller	or	conjunction	A1
33	sin	his; her; its (own)	pronoun	A1
34	nu	now	adverb	A1
35	när	when	conjunction	A1
36	också	also; too	adverb	A1
37	kunna	to be able to; can	verb	A1
38	hon	she	pronoun	A1
39	efter	after; for	preposition	A1
40	få	to get; to be allowed; few	verb	A1
41	sina	his; her; their (own, plural)	pronoun	A1
42	än	than; yet	conjunction	A1
43	här	here	adverb	A1
44	där	there	adverb	A1
45	år	year	noun	A1
46	mycket	much; very; a lot	adverb	A1
47	över	over; above; across	preposition	A1
48	bli	to become; to be	verb	A1
49	man	one; you (impersonal); man	pronoun	A1
50	två	two	number	A1
51	komma	to come	verb	A1
52	ut	out	adverb	A1
53	sedan	then; since; ago	adverb	A1
54	mer	more	adverb	A1
55	göra	to do; to make	verb	A1
56	mot	against; towards	preposition	A1
57	under	under; during	preposition	A1
58	ju	you know; of course (particle)	particle	A1
59	in	in; into	adverb	A1
60	sitt	his; her; its (own, neuter)	pronoun	A1
61	vilja	to want to; will	verb	A1
62	hur	how	adverb	A1
63	då	then; at that time	adverb	A1
64	säga	to say; to tell	verb	A1
65	ta	to take	verb	A1
66	upp	up	adverb	A1
67	gå	to go; to walk	verb	A1
68	redan	already	adverb	A1
69	vem	who	pronoun	A1
70	se	to see	verb	A1
71	ni	you (plural)	pronoun	A1
72	vad	what	pronoun	A1
73	bara	only; just	adverb	A1
74	mellan	between; among	preposition	A1
75	stor	big; large; great	adjective	A1
76	genom	through; by	preposition	A1
77	många	many	determiner	A1
78	varje	each; every	determiner	A1
79	annan	other; another	determiner	A1
80	sådan	such; that kind of	determiner	A1
81	hej	hi; hello	interjection	A1
82	ja	yes	interjection	A1
83	nej	no	interjection	A1
84	tid	time	noun	A1
85	dag	day	noun	A1
86	liten	small; little	adjective	A1
87	ny	new	adjective	A1
88	god	good; kind	adjective	A1
89	veta	to know	verb	A1
90	tro	to believe; to think	verb	A1
91	första	first	adjective	A1
92	människa	human; person	noun	A1
93	tre	three	number	A1
94	barn	child	noun	A1
95	sätt	way; manner	noun	A1
96	tycka	to think; to have an opinion	verb	A1
97	hos	at; with (someone)	preposition	A1
98	mig	me; myself	pronoun	A1
99	dig	you; yourself	pronoun	A1
100	del	part; portion	noun	A1
101	både	both	conjunction	A1
102	ge	to give	verb	A1
103	sista	last; final	adjective	A1
104	gammal	old	adjective	A1
105	land	country; land	noun	A1
106	hand	hand	noun	A1
107	liv	life	noun	A1
108	finna	to find; to exist	verb	A1
109	pojke	boy	noun	A1
110	plats	place; seat; room	noun	A1
111	min	my; mine	pronoun	A1
112	stå	to stand	verb	A1
113	även	also; even	adverb	A2
114	vilken	which; what a	pronoun	A1
115	fråga	question; to ask	noun	A1
116	gång	time (occurrence); once	noun	A1
117	ord	word	noun	A1
118	hem	home	noun	A1
119	arbeta	to work	verb	A1
120	stad	city; town	noun	A1
121	hus	house; building	noun	A1
122	kvinna	woman	noun	A1
123	ställe	place; spot	noun	A1
124	behöva	to need	verb	A1
125	flicka	girl	noun	A1
126	skola	school	noun	A1
127	familj	family	noun	A1
128	fram	forward; forth	adverb	A2
129	kväll	evening	noun	A1
130	natt	night	noun	A1
131	morgon	morning	noun	A1
132	vecka	week	noun	A1
133	timme	hour	noun	A1
134	minut	minute	noun	A1
135	känna	to feel; to know (a person)	verb	A1
136	lång	long; tall	adjective	A1
137	sätta	to put; to place; to set	verb	A2
138	fyra	four	number	A1
139	fem	five	number	A1
140	hålla	to hold; to keep	verb	A2
141	kalla	to call; to name	verb	A2
142	ligga	to lie; to be situated	verb	A1
143	följa	to follow	verb	A2
144	lita	to trust	verb	A2
145	fall	case; fall	noun	A2
146	sida	side; page	noun	A1
147	sak	thing; matter	noun	A1
148	arbete	work; job	noun	A1
149	öga	eye	noun	A1
150	hjälpa	to help	verb	A1
151	hjälp	help; aid	noun	A1
152	fot	foot	noun	A1
153	huvud	head	noun	A1
154	namn	name	noun	A1
155	far	father	noun	A1
156	mor	mother	noun	A1
157	vän	friend	noun	A1
158	pengar	money	noun	A1
159	gata	street	noun	A1
160	bok	book	noun	A1
161	bil	car	noun	A1
162	rum	room	noun	A1
163	dörr	door	noun	A1
164	vatten	water	noun	A1
165	mat	food	noun	A1
166	väg	road; way	noun	A1
167	värld	world	noun	A1
168	mun	mouth	noun	A1
169	hjärta	heart	noun	A1
170	börja	to begin; to start	verb	A1
171	sluta	to stop; to finish; to quit	verb	A1
172	leva	to live	verb	A1
173	bo	to live; to reside	verb	A1
174	heta	to be called	verb	A1
175	sen	late; then	adjective	A1
176	tidig	early	adjective	A2
177	viktig	important	adjective	A2
178	svår	difficult; hard	adjective	A1
179	lätt	easy; light	adjective	A1
180	hög	high; tall; loud	adjective	A1
181	söka	to search; to look for; to seek	verb	A2
182	visa	to show	verb	A1
183	betyda	to mean	verb	A2
184	läsa	to read; to study	verb	A1
185	skriva	to write	verb	A1
186	höra	to hear	verb	A1
187	tala	to speak; to talk	verb	A1
188	prata	to talk; to chat	verb	A1
189	försöka	to try; to attempt	verb	A1
190	spela	to play	verb	A1
191	köpa	to buy	verb	A1
192	betala	to pay	verb	A1
193	äta	to eat	verb	A1
194	dricka	to drink	verb	A1
195	sova	to sleep	verb	A1
196	köra	to drive	verb	A1
197	resa	to travel; journey	verb	A1
198	öppna	to open	verb	A1
199	stänga	to close; to shut	verb	A1
200	sälja	to sell	verb	A2
201	fönster	window	noun	A1
202	bord	table	noun	A1
203	stol	chair	noun	A1
204	säng	bed	noun	A1
205	kök	kitchen	noun	A1
206	telefon	telephone	noun	A1
207	nummer	number	noun	A1
208	brev	letter	noun	A1
209	bild	picture; image	noun	A1
210	film	film; movie	noun	A1
211	musik	music	noun	A1
212	färg	colour	noun	A1
213	röst	voice	noun	A1
214	ljud	sound; noise	noun	A1
215	ljus	light; candle	noun	A1
216	eld	fire	noun	A1
217	sol	sun	noun	A1
218	måne	moon	noun	A2
219	himmel	sky; heaven	noun	A1
220	jord	earth; soil	noun	A1
221	hav	sea; ocean	noun	A1
222	sjö	lake; sea	noun	A1
223	berg	mountain	noun	A1
224	skog	forest; woods	noun	A1
225	träd	tree	noun	A1
226	blomma	flower	noun	A2
227	sten	stone; rock	noun	A1
228	luft	air	noun	A1
229	regn	rain	noun	A1
230	vind	wind	noun	A1
231	snö	snow	noun	A1
232	väder	weather	noun	A1
233	sommar	summer	noun	A1
234	vinter	winter	noun	A1
235	höst	autumn; fall	noun	A1
236	vår	spring; our	noun	A1
237	djur	animal	noun	A1
238	hund	dog	noun	A1
239	katt	cat	noun	A1
240	häst	horse	noun	A1
241	fågel	bird	noun	A1
242	fisk	fish	noun	A1
243	kött	meat	noun	A1
244	bröd	bread	noun	A1
245	mjölk	milk	noun	A1
246	kaffe	coffee	noun	A1
247	öl	beer	noun	A2
248	frukt	fruit	noun	A2
249	äpple	apple	noun	A2
250	ägg	egg	noun	A2
251	kropp	body	noun	A2
252	ansikte	face	noun	A2
253	hår	hair	noun	A1
254	öra	ear	noun	A2
255	näsa	nose	noun	A2
256	arm	arm	noun	A2
257	ben	leg; bone	noun	A1
258	finger	finger	noun	A2
259	blod	blood	noun	A2
260	son	son	noun	A1
261	dotter	daughter	noun	A1
262	bror	brother	noun	A1
263	syster	sister	noun	A1
264	make	husband; spouse	noun	A2
265	fru	wife; Mrs	noun	A2
266	granne	neighbour	noun	A2
267	folk	people; folk	noun	A2
268	person	person	noun	A1
269	herre	gentleman; Mr; lord	noun	A2
270	grupp	group	noun	A2
271	landsbygd	countryside	noun	B1
272	stat	state	noun	B1
273	regering	government	noun	B1
274	kung	king	noun	A2
275	krig	war	noun	A2
276	fred	peace	noun	B1
277	lag	law; team	noun	A2
278	rätt	right; correct; dish	noun	A2
279	makt	power	noun	B1
280	kraft	force; strength; power	noun	B1
281	pris	price; prize	noun	A2
282	marknad	market	noun	B1
283	företag	company; business	noun	A2
284	bank	bank	noun	A2
285	affär	shop; business; affair	noun	A2
286	problem	problem	noun	A1
287	lösning	solution	noun	B1
288	anledning	reason	noun	B1
289	resultat	result	noun	A2
290	mål	goal; aim; meal	noun	A2
291	idé	idea	noun	A2
292	tanke	thought	noun	A2
293	nyhet	news; novelty	noun	A2
294	historia	history; story	noun	A2
295	språk	language	noun	A1
296	svar	answer	noun	A1
297	exempel	example	noun	A2
298	punkt	point; full stop	noun	A2
299	nivå	level	noun	B1
300	kunskap	knowledge	noun	B1
301	känsla	feeling; emotion	noun	A2
302	kärlek	love	noun	A2
303	rädsla	fear	noun	A2
304	lycka	happiness; luck	noun	A2
305	krav	demand; requirement	noun	A2
306	behov	need	noun	A2
307	möjlighet	possibility; opportunity	noun	A2
308	förhållande	relationship; circumstance	noun	A2
309	samhälle	society	noun	A2
310	kultur	culture	noun	A2
311	natur	nature	noun	A2
312	miljö	environment	noun	A2
313	system	system	noun	A2
314	regel	rule	noun	A2
315	form	form; shape	noun	A2
316	sorts	sort; kind	noun	A2
317	slag	kind; blow; battle	noun	A2
318	typ	type; kind; like	noun	A2
319	grund	basis; ground; reason	noun	A2
320	beslut	decision	noun	A2
321	plan	plan	noun	A2
322	projekt	project	noun	A2
323	program	programme	noun	A2
324	uppgift	task; information	noun	A2
325	ansvar	responsibility	noun	A2
326	roll	role; part	noun	A2
327	skillnad	difference	noun	A2
328	metod	method	noun	A2
329	förslag	proposal; suggestion	noun	A2
330	situation	situation	noun	A2
331	utveckling	development	noun	A2
332	verksamhet	activity; operations	noun	B2
333	undersökning	survey; investigation	noun	B1
334	utbildning	education; training	noun	A2
335	erfarenhet	experience	noun	A2
336	värde	value; worth	noun	A2
337	syfte	purpose; aim	noun	A2
338	framtid	future	noun	A1
339	ålder	age	noun	A1
340	början	beginning; start	noun	A1
341	slut	end	noun	A1
342	mitt	middle; centre	noun	A2
343	håll	direction; way	noun	A2
344	ände	end; tip	noun	A2
345	kant	edge	noun	A2
346	yta	surface; area	noun	A2
347	rad	row; line	noun	A1
348	linje	line	noun	A1
349	framför	in front of; before	preposition	A2
350	bakom	behind	preposition	A2
351	ovanför	above	preposition	B1
352	nedanför	below	preposition	B1
353	inuti	inside	preposition	A2
354	utanför	outside	preposition	A2
355	bredvid	beside; next to	preposition	A2
356	kring	around; about	preposition	A2
357	utan	without	preposition	A1
358	trots	despite; in spite of	preposition	A2
359	enligt	according to	preposition	A2
360	höger	right (side)	noun	A1
361	vänster	left (side)	noun	A1
362	norr	north	noun	A1
363	söder	south	noun	A1
364	öster	east	noun	A1
365	väster	west	noun	A1
366	nära	near; close	adjective	A2
367	långt	far	adverb	A2
368	snabb	fast; quick	adjective	A2
369	långsam	slow	adjective	A2
370	stark	strong	adjective	A2
371	svag	weak	adjective	A2
372	rik	rich	adjective	A2
373	fattig	poor	adjective	B1
374	glad	happy; glad	adjective	A1
375	ledsen	sad	adjective	A2
376	arg	angry	adjective	A2
377	rädd	afraid; scared	adjective	A2
378	trött	tired	adjective	A1
379	sjuk	ill; sick	adjective	A1
380	frisk	healthy; fresh	adjective	A2
381	hungrig	hungry	adjective	A2
382	varm	warm; hot	adjective	A1
383	kall	cold	adjective	A1
384	ren	clean; pure	adjective	A2
385	smutsig	dirty	adjective	A2
386	full	full; drunk	adjective	A2
387	tom	empty	adjective	A2
388	tung	heavy	adjective	A2
389	bred	wide; broad	adjective	B1
390	smal	narrow; thin	adjective	B1
391	djup	deep	adjective	A2
392	klar	clear; ready	adjective	A2
393	tydlig	clear; obvious	adjective	B1
394	säker	sure; safe; certain	adjective	A2
395	riktig	real; proper; correct	adjective	A2
396	fel	wrong; mistake	adjective	A1
397	olik	different; unlike	adjective	B1
398	lika	equal; alike; equally	adjective	A2
399	vanlig	common; usual; ordinary	adjective	A2
400	särskild	special; particular	adjective	B1
401	hel	whole; entire	adjective	A2
402	halv	half	adjective	A2
403	enkel	simple; single	adjective	A2
404	svensk	Swedish	adjective	A2
405	känd	known; famous	adjective	A2
406	möjlig	possible	adjective	A2
407	omöjlig	impossible	adjective	B1
408	nödvändig	necessary	adjective	B1
409	farlig	dangerous	adjective	A2
410	intressant	interesting	adjective	A2
411	rolig	fun; funny	adjective	A2
412	tråkig	boring; dull	adjective	A2
413	vacker	beautiful	adjective	A2
414	ful	ugly	adjective	A2
415	snäll	kind; nice	adjective	A2
416	dålig	bad; poor	adjective	A1
417	billig	cheap	adjective	A2
418	dyr	expensive; dear	adjective	A2
419	mörk	dark	adjective	A2
420	blå	blue	adjective	A2
421	röd	red	adjective	A2
422	grön	green	adjective	A2
423	gul	yellow	adjective	A2
424	vit	white	adjective	A2
425	svart	black	adjective	A2
426	sann	true	adjective	A2
427	fri	free	adjective	A2
428	öppen	open	adjective	A2
429	stängd	closed; shut	adjective	A2
430	ung	young	adjective	A2
431	bra	good; well; fine	adjective	A1
432	sex	six	number	A1
433	sju	seven	number	A1
434	åtta	eight	number	A1
435	nio	nine	number	A1
436	tio	ten	number	A1
437	hundra	hundred	number	A1
438	tusen	thousand	number	A1
439	miljon	million	number	A2
440	andra	second; other; others	number	A2
441	tredje	third	number	A2
442	hälften	half; half of it	noun	B1
443	par	pair; couple; a couple of	noun	A2
444	fortfarande	still; yet	adverb	A2
445	flesta	most	determiner	A2
446	varandra	each other	pronoun	A2
447	ingen	no one; nobody; no	pronoun	A1
448	något	something; some; anything	pronoun	A1
449	någon	someone; some; any	pronoun	A1
450	allt	everything; all	pronoun	A1
451	alla	everyone; all	pronoun	A1
452	inget	nothing; no (neuter)	pronoun	A1
453	själv	self; oneself	pronoun	A2
454	denna	this	pronoun	A2
455	detta	this (neuter)	pronoun	A2
456	dessa	these	pronoun	A2
457	samma	same	determiner	A2
458	mest	most	adverb	A2
459	minst	least; at least	adverb	A2
460	mindre	smaller; less	adjective	A2
461	större	bigger; larger	adjective	A2
462	bäst	best	adjective	A2
463	bättre	better	adjective	A2
464	värre	worse	adjective	A2
465	värst	worst	adjective	A2
466	alltid	always	adverb	A1
467	aldrig	never	adverb	A1
468	ofta	often	adverb	A1
469	ibland	sometimes	adverb	A1
470	sällan	seldom; rarely	adverb	A2
471	numera	nowadays	adverb	B1
472	igen	again	adverb	A2
473	snart	soon	adverb	A1
474	strax	shortly; right away	adverb	B1
475	genast	immediately; at once	adverb	B1
476	länge	for a long time	adverb	A2
477	nyss	just now; a moment ago	adverb	B1
478	förr	formerly; in the past	adverb	B1
479	idag	today	adverb	A1
480	imorgon	tomorrow	adverb	A1
481	igår	yesterday	adverb	A1
482	hit	here (to here)	adverb	A2
483	dit	there (to there)	adverb	A2
484	hemma	at home	adverb	A1
485	borta	away; gone	adverb	A2
486	överallt	everywhere	adverb	B1
487	ner	down	adverb	A1
488	tillbaka	back	adverb	A2
489	bort	away	adverb	A2
490	omkring	around; about	adverb	B1
491	kanske	maybe; perhaps	adverb	A1
492	nog	probably; enough (particle)	particle	A2
493	väl	well; surely (particle)	particle	A2
494	faktiskt	actually; in fact	adverb	A2
495	verkligen	really; truly	adverb	A2
496	troligen	probably	adverb	B1
497	särskilt	especially; particularly	adverb	B1
498	ganska	quite; rather; fairly	adverb	A2
499	ännu	still; yet; even	adverb	A2
500	ändå	still; anyway; nevertheless	adverb	A2
501	dock	however; yet	adverb	B1
502	därför	therefore; that is why	adverb	A2
503	alltså	so; thus; that is	adverb	B1
504	annars	otherwise; else	adverb	A2
505	möjligen	possibly	adverb	B1
506	ungefär	approximately; about	adverb	A2
507	nästan	almost; nearly	adverb	A2
508	precis	exactly; just; precisely	adverb	A2
509	helt	completely; entirely	adverb	A2
510	absolut	absolutely; absolute	adverb	A2
511	lite	a little; a bit	adverb	A1
512	flera	several; more	determiner	A2
513	nästa	next	adjective	A1
514	förra	last; previous	adjective	A2
515	sådant	such (neuter)	determiner	A2
516	egen	own	adjective	A2
517	ens	even; so much as	adverb	B1
518	heller	either (in negatives)	adverb	A2
519	dessvärre	unfortunately	adverb	B1
520	antingen	either	conjunction	B1
521	varken	neither	conjunction	B1
522	fast	though; although; fixed	conjunction	A2
523	eftersom	because; since	conjunction	A2
524	medan	while	conjunction	A2
525	innan	before	conjunction	A2
526	tills	until	conjunction	A2
527	ifall	in case; if	conjunction	B1
528	emellertid	however	adverb	B1
529	därmed	thereby; thus	adverb	B1
530	dessutom	moreover; besides	adverb	B1
531	däremot	on the other hand	adverb	B1
532	exempelvis	for example	adverb	B1
533	likaså	likewise; also	adverb	B1
534	nämligen	namely; you see	adverb	B1
535	hända	to happen	verb	A2
536	ske	to happen; to occur	verb	A2
537	bruka	to usually do; to be in the habit of	verb	A2
538	påbörja	to commence; to begin	verb	B1
539	fortsätta	to continue	verb	A2
540	avsluta	to finish; to conclude	verb	A2
541	vänta	to wait	verb	A1
542	stanna	to stay; to stop	verb	A2
543	lämna	to leave; to hand over	verb	A2
544	flytta	to move	verb	A2
545	åka	to go; to travel (by vehicle)	verb	A1
546	springa	to run	verb	A1
547	promenera	to walk; to stroll	verb	A2
548	återvända	to return	verb	B1
549	nå	to reach	verb	A2
550	hämta	to fetch; to pick up	verb	A2
551	bära	to carry; to bear; to wear	verb	A2
552	kasta	to throw	verb	A2
553	dra	to pull; to draw	verb	A2
554	slå	to hit; to beat; to strike	verb	A2
555	lägga	to lay; to put	verb	A2
556	placera	to place; to position	verb	B1
557	ställa	to put; to place (upright)	verb	A2
558	sitta	to sit	verb	A1
559	falla	to fall	verb	A2
560	hoppa	to jump	verb	A2
561	flyga	to fly	verb	A2
562	simma	to swim	verb	A2
563	krypa	to crawl; to creep	verb	B1
564	röra	to touch; to move; to stir	verb	B1
565	vända	to turn	verb	B1
566	byta	to change; to swap	verb	A2
567	ändra	to change; to alter	verb	A2
568	öka	to increase	verb	B1
569	minska	to decrease; to reduce	verb	B1
570	växa	to grow	verb	A2
571	utveckla	to develop	verb	B1
572	skapa	to create	verb	B1
573	bygga	to build	verb	A2
574	bilda	to form; to educate	verb	B1
575	upprepa	to repeat	verb	B1
576	använda	to use	verb	A2
577	behålla	to keep; to retain	verb	B1
578	sakna	to lack; to miss	verb	B1
579	förlora	to lose	verb	A2
580	vinna	to win	verb	A2
581	uppnå	to achieve; to attain	verb	B1
582	lyckas	to succeed; to manage	verb	B1
583	misslyckas	to fail	verb	B1
584	klara	to manage; to cope; to pass	verb	A2
585	orka	to have the energy to; to manage	verb	B1
586	våga	to dare	verb	B1
587	slippa	to avoid; to be spared	verb	B1
588	undvika	to avoid	verb	B1
589	låta	to let; to sound	verb	A2
590	tillåta	to allow; to permit	verb	B1
591	förbjuda	to forbid; to ban	verb	B2
592	tvinga	to force	verb	B1
593	be	to ask; to pray	verb	A2
594	kräva	to demand; to require	verb	B1
595	önska	to wish	verb	A2
596	hoppas	to hope	verb	A2
597	tänka	to think; to intend	verb	A1
598	förstå	to understand	verb	A1
599	minnas	to remember	verb	A2
600	glömma	to forget	verb	A2
601	lära	to teach; to learn	verb	A2
602	studera	to study	verb	A2
603	undervisa	to teach	verb	A2
604	träna	to train; to exercise	verb	A2
605	öva	to practise	verb	A2
606	räkna	to count; to calculate	verb	A2
607	mäta	to measure	verb	A2
608	väga	to weigh	verb	A2
609	jämföra	to compare	verb	A2
610	beskriva	to describe	verb	A2
611	förklara	to explain	verb	A2
612	nämna	to mention	verb	A2
613	berätta	to tell; to narrate	verb	A2
614	påstå	to claim; to assert	verb	B1
615	hävda	to argue; to maintain	verb	B1
616	meddela	to inform; to announce	verb	A2
617	diskutera	to discuss	verb	A2
618	förhandla	to negotiate	verb	B2
619	anmäla	to report; to register	verb	B2
620	svara	to answer; to reply	verb	A1
621	undra	to wonder	verb	B1
622	fundera	to ponder; to think over	verb	B1
623	anta	to assume; to accept	verb	B1
624	gissa	to guess	verb	B1
625	inse	to realise	verb	B1
626	märka	to notice; to mark	verb	A2
627	upptäcka	to discover	verb	B1
628	erkänna	to admit; to acknowledge	verb	B2
629	påminna	to remind	verb	B1
630	ana	to sense; to suspect	verb	B1
631	bestämma	to decide; to determine	verb	A2
632	välja	to choose	verb	A2
633	planera	to plan	verb	A2
634	ordna	to arrange; to organise	verb	A2
635	organisera	to organise	verb	B1
636	leda	to lead	verb	A2
637	styra	to steer; to govern	verb	B1
638	sköta	to manage; to take care of	verb	B1
639	ansvara	to be responsible	verb	B1
640	delta	to participate	verb	B1
641	samarbeta	to cooperate	verb	B1
642	medverka	to take part; to contribute	verb	B2
643	stödja	to support	verb	A2
644	skydda	to protect	verb	A2
645	rädda	to save; to rescue	verb	B1
646	förbättra	to improve	verb	A2
647	lösa	to solve	verb	A2
648	fungera	to work; to function	verb	A2
649	passa	to fit; to suit	verb	A2
650	gälla	to apply; to be valid	verb	B1
651	innebära	to mean; to entail	verb	B1
652	bero	to depend	verb	B1
653	påverka	to affect; to influence	verb	A2
654	orsaka	to cause	verb	B1
655	medföra	to bring about; to entail	verb	B1
656	uppstå	to arise	verb	B1
657	förändra	to change; to transform	verb	B1
658	förbereda	to prepare	verb	B1
659	genomföra	to carry out; to implement	verb	B1
660	utföra	to perform; to carry out	verb	B1
661	skaffa	to get; to obtain	verb	B1
662	erbjuda	to offer	verb	B1
663	beställa	to order	verb	A2
664	kosta	to cost	verb	A1
665	tjäna	to earn; to serve	verb	A2
666	spara	to save (money, time)	verb	A2
667	låna	to lend; to borrow	verb	A2
668	äga	to own	verb	B1
669	tillhöra	to belong to	verb	B1
670	dela	to share; to divide	verb	A2
671	samla	to gather; to collect	verb	B1
672	sprida	to spread	verb	B1
673	täcka	to cover	verb	B1
674	fylla	to fill; to turn (age)	verb	A2
675	tömma	to empty	verb	B2
676	skära	to cut	verb	B1
677	bryta	to break	verb	B1
678	förstöra	to destroy	verb	B1
679	skada	to harm; to injure	verb	B1
680	laga	to repair; to cook	verb	A2
681	koka	to boil; to cook	verb	A2
682	baka	to bake	verb	A2
683	städa	to clean; to tidy	verb	A2
684	tvätta	to wash	verb	A2
685	diska	to do the dishes	verb	B1
686	klä	to dress	verb	B1
687	vakna	to wake up	verb	A2
688	vila	to rest	verb	A2
689	le	to smile	verb	A2
690	skratta	to laugh	verb	A2
691	gråta	to cry	verb	A2
692	älska	to love	verb	A1
693	hata	to hate	verb	A2
694	gilla	to like	verb	A1
695	njuta	to enjoy	verb	A2
696	oroa	to worry	verb	B1
697	skämmas	to be ashamed	verb	B2
698	förvåna	to surprise	verb	B2
699	reagera	to react	verb	A2
700	uppleva	to experience	verb	A2
701	medlem	member	noun	B1
702	ledare	leader	noun	B1
703	chef	boss; manager	noun	B1
704	anställd	employee	noun	B1
705	kollega	colleague	noun	B1
706	kund	customer	noun	B1
707	ägare	owner	noun	B1
708	lärare	teacher	noun	A1
709	elev	pupil; student	noun	B1
710	student	student	noun	A2
711	läkare	doctor	noun	A1
712	sjuksköterska	nurse	noun	B1
713	patient	patient	noun	B1
714	polis	police; police officer	noun	A2
715	arbetare	worker	noun	B1
716	ingenjör	engineer	noun	B1
717	konstnär	artist	noun	B1
718	författare	author; writer	noun	B1
719	journalist	journalist	noun	B2
720	politiker	politician	noun	B1
721	kontor	office	noun	B1
722	fabrik	factory	noun	B1
723	sjukhus	hospital	noun	B1
724	butik	shop; store	noun	A2
725	restaurang	restaurant	noun	A2
726	hotell	hotel	noun	A2
727	byggnad	building	noun	B1
728	lägenhet	flat; apartment	noun	B1
729	trädgård	garden	noun	A2
730	våning	floor; storey	noun	B1
731	golv	floor	noun	A2
732	vägg	wall	noun	A2
733	tak	roof; ceiling	noun	A2
734	trappa	stairs	noun	B1
735	nyckel	key	noun	B1
736	möbel	piece of furniture	noun	B1
737	lampa	lamp	noun	B1
738	klocka	clock; watch; bell	noun	A1
739	dator	computer	noun	A2
740	skärm	screen	noun	B1
741	internet	internet	noun	A2
742	webbplats	website	noun	B1
743	mejl	email	noun	A2
744	meddelande	message	noun	A2
745	information	information	noun	A2
746	tidning	newspaper	noun	A2
747	artikel	article	noun	B1
748	bokstav	letter (of alphabet)	noun	B1
749	text	text	noun	A2
750	mening	sentence; meaning	noun	A2
751	radio	radio	noun	A2
752	nyheter	news	noun	A2
753	medium	medium; media	noun	B2
754	reklam	advertising; commercial	noun	B1
755	foto	photo	noun	A2
756	konst	art	noun	A2
757	teater	theatre	noun	B1
758	scen	stage; scene	noun	B1
759	lek	game; play	noun	A2
760	spel	game	noun	A2
761	idrott	sport	noun	A2
762	match	match; game	noun	A2
763	boll	ball	noun	A2
764	lov	permission; school holiday	noun	A2
765	semester	holiday; vacation	noun	A2
766	flygplan	aeroplane	noun	A2
767	tåg	train	noun	B1
768	buss	bus	noun	A1
769	cykel	bicycle	noun	A2
770	båt	boat	noun	A2
771	station	station	noun	A2
772	biljett	ticket	noun	A2
773	väska	bag	noun	A2
774	karta	map	noun	A2
775	gräns	border; limit	noun	B1
776	riktning	direction	noun	B1
777	område	area; field	noun	B1
778	trakt	district; region	noun	B2
779	by	village	noun	A2
780	ort	town; locality	noun	B1
781	huvudstad	capital	noun	B1
782	gård	farm; yard	noun	B1
783	åker	field (arable)	noun	B2
784	mark	ground; land	noun	B1
785	ö	island	noun	A2
786	is	ice	noun	A2
787	moln	cloud	noun	B1
788	stjärna	star	noun	B1
789	värme	heat; warmth	noun	B1
790	köld	cold	noun	B2
791	blad	leaf; sheet	noun	B1
792	gräs	grass	noun	B1
793	buske	bush	noun	B2
794	skörd	harvest	noun	B2
795	ras	breed; race	noun	B2
796	ko	cow	noun	A2
797	gris	pig	noun	A2
798	björn	bear	noun	B1
799	älg	moose; elk	noun	B1
800	insekt	insect	noun	B1
801	hälsa	health; to greet	noun	A2
802	sjukdom	illness; disease	noun	B1
803	smärta	pain	noun	B1
804	medicin	medicine	noun	B1
805	själ	soul	noun	B1
806	längtan	longing; yearning	noun	B1
807	hunger	hunger	noun	B1
808	törst	thirst	noun	B2
809	sömn	sleep	noun	B1
810	dröm	dream	noun	A2
811	tår	tear	noun	B2
812	leende	smile	noun	B1
813	skratt	laughter	noun	B1
814	ilska	anger	noun	B1
815	sorg	grief; sorrow	noun	B1
816	glädje	joy	noun	B1
817	hopp	hope	noun	B1
818	oro	worry; anxiety	noun	B1
819	mod	courage	noun	B1
820	stolthet	pride	noun	B1
821	förmåga	ability	noun	B1
822	styrka	strength	noun	B1
823	vana	habit	noun	B1
824	önskan	wish; desire	noun	B1
825	avsikt	intention	noun	B1
826	betydelse	meaning; importance	noun	B1
827	åsikt	opinion	noun	B1
828	uppfattning	perception; view	noun	B1
829	intryck	impression	noun	B1
830	intresse	interest	noun	B1
831	samband	connection; link	noun	B1
832	orsak	cause; reason	noun	B1
833	följd	consequence; sequence	noun	B1
834	effekt	effect	noun	B1
835	påverkan	influence	noun	B2
836	förändring	change	noun	B1
837	framsteg	progress	noun	B1
838	ökning	increase	noun	B1
839	minskning	decrease; reduction	noun	B2
840	mängd	amount; quantity	noun	B1
841	andel	proportion; share	noun	B1
842	antal	number; amount	noun	A2
843	summa	sum; total	noun	B1
844	procent	per cent	noun	B1
845	helhet	whole; entirety	noun	B1
846	storlek	size	noun	B1
847	vikt	weight; importance	noun	B1
848	längd	length; height	noun	B1
849	bredd	width	noun	B2
850	höjd	height	noun	B1
851	avstånd	distance	noun	B1
852	fart	speed	noun	B1
853	kvalitet	quality	noun	B1
854	skick	condition; state	noun	B2
855	ordning	order	noun	B1
856	trygghet	security; safety	noun	B2
857	forskning	research	noun	B1
858	vetenskap	science	noun	B1
859	teknik	technology; technique	noun	B1
860	ekonomi	economy	noun	B1
861	politik	politics; policy	noun	B1
862	val	choice; election	noun	A2
863	parti	party	noun	B1
864	invånare	inhabitant; resident	noun	B2
865	kommun	municipality	noun	B2
866	myndighet	authority; agency	noun	B2
867	organisation	organisation	noun	B1
868	förening	association; club	noun	B1
869	rättighet	right (entitlement)	noun	B2
870	skyldighet	obligation; duty	noun	B2
871	frihet	freedom	noun	B1
872	skatt	tax; treasure	noun	B1
873	lön	salary; wage	noun	A2
874	inkomst	income	noun	B1
875	kostnad	cost	noun	B1
876	vinst	profit; win	noun	B1
877	förlust	loss	noun	B1
878	avtal	agreement; contract	noun	B1
879	överenskommelse	agreement	noun	B2
880	ansökan	application	noun	B2
881	blankett	form (to fill in)	noun	B2
882	dokument	document	noun	B1
883	papper	paper	noun	A2
884	lista	list	noun	A2
885	tabell	table (chart)	noun	B2
886	siffra	figure; digit	noun	B1
887	mönster	pattern	noun	B1
888	detalj	detail	noun	B1
889	samtal	conversation; call	noun	B1
890	slutsats	conclusion	noun	B1
891	utmaning	challenge	noun	B1
892	grönsak	vegetable	noun	A2
893	potatis	potato	noun	A2
894	socker	sugar	noun	A2
895	salt	salt	noun	A2
896	smör	butter	noun	A2
897	ost	cheese	noun	A2
898	soppa	soup	noun	A2
899	måltid	meal	noun	B1
900	frukost	breakfast	noun	A1
901	lunch	lunch	noun	A1
902	middag	dinner	noun	A1
903	kläder	clothes	noun	A2
904	skjorta	shirt	noun	A2
905	byxor	trousers	noun	A2
906	sko	shoe	noun	A2
907	jacka	jacket	noun	A2
908	klänning	dress	noun	B1
909	hatt	hat	noun	B1
910	utseende	appearance; looks	noun	B2
911	material	material	noun	B1
912	trä	wood	noun	B1
913	järn	iron	noun	B1
914	guld	gold	noun	B1
915	glas	glass	noun	A2
916	plast	plastic	noun	B1
917	föremål	object; item	noun	B2
918	verktyg	tool	noun	B2
919	maskin	machine	noun	B1
920	motor	engine; motor	noun	B1
921	redskap	implement; equipment	noun	B2
922	energi	energy	noun	B1
923	el	electricity	noun	B1
924	bränsle	fuel	noun	B2
925	olja	oil	noun	B1
926	allvarlig	serious	adjective	B1
927	verklig	real; actual	adjective	B1
928	tydligt	clearly	adverb	B1
929	möjligt	possibly; possible	adverb	A2
930	säkert	certainly; safely	adverb	A2
931	gemensam	common; shared; joint	adjective	B1
932	enskild	individual; separate	adjective	B2
933	allmän	general; public	adjective	B1
934	privat	private	adjective	B1
935	offentlig	public	adjective	B2
936	personlig	personal	adjective	B1
937	social	social	adjective	B1
938	politisk	political	adjective	B1
939	ekonomisk	economic; financial	adjective	B1
940	nationell	national	adjective	B2
941	internationell	international	adjective	B1
942	lokal	local	adjective	B1
943	modern	modern	adjective	A2
944	aktuell	current; topical	adjective	B2
945	vanligt	usually; commonly	adverb	A2
946	ovanlig	unusual; rare	adjective	B1
947	typisk	typical	adjective	B1
948	naturlig	natural	adjective	B1
949	mänsklig	human	adjective	B2
950	levande	living; alive	adjective	B1
951	död	dead; death	adjective	A2
952	hård	hard; tough	adjective	A2
953	mjuk	soft	adjective	A2
954	slät	smooth	adjective	B2
955	skarp	sharp	adjective	B1
956	rund	round	adjective	A2
957	rak	straight	adjective	B1
958	våt	wet	adjective	A2
959	torr	dry	adjective	A2
960	blek	pale	adjective	B2
961	tjock	thick; fat	adjective	A2
962	tunn	thin	adjective	A2
963	söt	sweet; cute	adjective	A2
964	sur	sour; grumpy	adjective	B1
965	kraftig	powerful; strong; heavy	adjective	B1
966	bekant	familiar; acquaintance	adjective	B1
967	främmande	strange; foreign	adjective	B1
968	konstig	strange; odd	adjective	A2
969	trevlig	nice; pleasant	adjective	A2
970	underbar	wonderful	adjective	B1
971	hemsk	awful; terrible	adjective	B1
972	förskräcklig	dreadful; terrible	adjective	B2
973	viktigt	importantly	adverb	B1
974	nödvändigt	necessarily	adverb	B2
975	bidra	to contribute	verb	B2
976	förvänta	to expect	verb	B2
977	uttrycka	to express	verb	B2
978	utgöra	to constitute; to make up	verb	B2
979	motsvara	to correspond to	verb	B2
980	ingå	to be included; to enter into	verb	B2
981	bestå	to consist; to remain	verb	B1
982	omfatta	to comprise; to include	verb	B2
983	behandla	to treat; to deal with	verb	B1
984	hantera	to handle; to manage	verb	B2
985	utnyttja	to utilise; to exploit	verb	B2
986	tillämpa	to apply	verb	B2
987	grunda	to found; to base	verb	B2
988	avgöra	to determine; to decide	verb	B2
989	bekräfta	to confirm	verb	B1
990	förneka	to deny	verb	B2
991	tveka	to hesitate	verb	B2
992	bry	to care; to bother	verb	B1
993	lova	to promise	verb	A2
994	instämma	to agree; to concur	verb	B2
995	tacka	to thank	verb	A2
996	ursäkta	to excuse; to apologise	verb	A2
997	besöka	to visit	verb	A2
998	tack	thanks; thank you	interjection	A1
999	förlåt	sorry; forgive me	interjection	A1
1000	hejdå	goodbye	interjection	A1

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Word frequency is brutally top-heavy: a small core of words does almost all the work in everyday speech. Learning in frequency order front-loads exactly those words, so every hour of study unlocks the largest possible share of real conversations, shows and books — instead of textbook chapter vocabulary you might not meet for months.

How many Swedish words do I need to understand conversations?

The 100 most common Swedish words already cover roughly half of everyday speech, the top 1,000 around 85%, and about 2,500–3,000 words push you past 95%. That last stretch is the long tail — but this list is the highest-value first mile: master it and most sentences you hear will be built from words you know.

What do the CEFR levels next to the words mean?

Each word carries the CEFR level (A1–B2) at which learners typically study it. Most of the top 1,000 is A1–A2 — high frequency and beginner vocabulary largely overlap — with the tail reaching into B1–B2. If the B1 and B2 words in the list feel unfamiliar, that is a normal place for an A2 learner to be.

How was the audio made?

Every word was recorded individually with two studio-grade neural text-to-speech voices — one female, one male — so you can hear each word in isolation and compare pronunciations. Use the voice toggle above the table to switch; the clips are short, natural and free to replay as often as you like.

Is this a list of dictionary forms or word forms?

Swedish verbs are listed in the infinitive without 'att' (vara 'to be', ha 'to have'); nouns appear in the indefinite singular, without the en/ett article or the definite -en/-et ending.

How should I study this list?

Don't memorize it top to bottom in one go. Work in slices (the Top 250 view is a good first target), listen to every word as you review it, and meet the same words in context as fast as possible — graded stories and podcasts at your level are where frequency vocabulary actually sticks. Spaced-repetition flashcards work well for the concrete nouns and verbs in the tail.

Don't just read the list — learn it

Lenguia turns vocabulary like this into a daily Swedish plan: graded stories and podcasts built from high-frequency words, spaced-repetition flashcards, grammar, writing and speaking practice — all at exactly your level.

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How many of these words do you already know?

Take the free Swedish placement test — grammar, reading, vocabulary, listening, writing and speaking, graded A1 to C1 — and find out exactly where to start in this list.

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