This is a list of Swedish-Danish false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.
| Danish word
|
Swedish translation
|
English translation
|
Swedish word
|
Danish translation
|
English translation
|
| kunstig
|
konstgjord, artificiell
|
artificial
|
konstig
|
sær, underlig, mærkelig, usædvanlig
|
strange, weird, odd
|
| rolig
|
stilla, lugn
|
calm
|
rolig
|
sjov, morsom
|
amusing, funny
|
| snyde
|
fuska, svindla
|
cheat
|
snyta
|
pudse næse
|
blow one's nose
|
| bolle
|
knulla
|
fuck, screw
|
bolla
|
spille bold
|
play ball
|
| blød
|
mjuk
|
soft
|
blöt
|
våd
|
wet
|
| dreng
|
pojke
|
boy
|
dräng
|
karl
|
farmhand
|
| fremdeles
|
fortfarande, ännu
|
continuing, still, going forward
|
framdeles
|
fra nu af
|
henceforth
|
| befængt
|
smittad
|
infected
|
befängd
|
urimelig
|
unreasonable, unfair
|
| blå mandag
|
|
|
blåmåndag
|
|
Saint Monday
|
| blomme
|
plommon
|
plum
|
blomma
|
blomst
|
flower
|
| frokost
|
lunch
|
lunch
|
frukost
|
morgenmad
|
breakfast
|
| glasøje
|
emaljöga
|
glass eye
|
glasögon
|
briller
|
glasses, eyeglasses
|
| kittel
|
rock
|
smock
|
kittel
|
kedel
|
kettle
|
| krydsild
|
korseld
|
crossfire
|
kryddsill
|
kryddersild
|
spiced herring
|
| purløg
|
gräslök
|
chive
|
purjolök
|
porre
|
leek
|
| skede
|
slida
|
vagina, sheath
|
skede
|
fase
|
phase
|
| talrig
|
talrik
|
numerous
|
tallrik
|
tallerken
|
plate
|
| øgle
|
ödla
|
lizard
|
ögla
|
løkke
|
loop
|
| væske
|
vätska
|
liquid
|
väska
|
taske
|
bag
|
| negerbolle
|
skumboll
|
|
negerboll
|
havregrynskugle
|
|
| virke
|
verka, synas
|
work, seem
|
virke
|
|
|
| lov
|
lag
|
law
|
lov
|
orlov, ferie
|
leave, vacation
|
| værelse
|
rum
|
room
|
varelse
|
væsen, skabning
|
creature, being
|
| semester
|
termin
|
semester
|
semester
|
ferie, pause
|
vacation, holiday
|
| grine
|
skratta
|
laugh
|
grina
|
græde
|
weep, cry
|
| le
|
skratta
|
laugh
|
le
|
smile
|
smile
|
| fortegne
|
|
misdraw, misrepresent
|
förteckna
|
optegne, registrere
|
index, register
|
| rak
|
|
rabble
|
rak
|
ret, lige
|
straight
|
| mås
|
stjärt, rumpa
|
butt
|
mås
|
måge
|
seagull
|
| svans
|
bög
|
faggot
|
svans
|
hale
|
tail
|
| bums
|
finne, kvissla
|
pimple
|
bums
|
straks, med det samme
|
immediately, at once
|
| kælling
|
subba, käring
|
bitch
|
källing
|
killing
|
kitten
|
| killing
|
källing
|
kitten
|
killing
|
kid, gedekid
|
kid (young goat)
|
| kuk
|
|
cuckoo (sound of a cuckoo; craziness, disarray)
|
kuk
|
pik, lem
|
cock, dick
|
| frokost
|
lunch
|
lunch
|
frukost, morgonmål
|
morgenmad
|
breakfast
|
