This is a list of English-Swedish false friends, that is, word pairs similar in appearance but different in meaning. Translations may be approximated; see linked entries for details.
| English word
|
Swedish translation
|
Swedish word
|
English translation
|
| announce
|
tillkännage
|
annonsera
|
advertise
|
| actual
|
faktisk
|
aktuell
|
present, current
|
| beef
|
nötkött
|
biff
|
beefsteak
|
| billion
|
miljard
|
biljon
|
trillion
|
| blanket
|
filt
|
blankett
|
form
|
| blast furnace
|
masugn
|
blästerugn
|
bloomery
|
| branch
|
gren, filial
|
bransch
|
industry, business
|
| chef
|
kock
|
chef
|
boss
|
| chin
|
haka
|
kind
|
cheek
|
| class
|
lektion
|
klass
|
year (school)
|
| cock
|
1. tupp
2. kuk
|
kock
|
chef, cook
|
| craft
|
1. färdighet, hantverk
2. fordon, fartyg
|
kraft
|
force, power
|
| cumin
|
spiskummin
|
kummin
|
caraway
|
| delicate
|
ömtålig
|
delikat
|
delicious
|
| detective
|
kriminalpolis
|
detektiv
|
private investigator
|
| discipline
|
idrottsgren
|
disciplin
|
discipline (moral; corporeal)
|
| diverse
|
mångsidig
|
diverse
|
various
|
| effective
|
utförd, giltig
|
effektiv
|
efficient
|
| engaged
|
förlovad, upptagen
|
engagerad
|
commited [to]
|
| eventually
|
slutligen
|
eventuellt
|
possibly, if need be
|
| exam
|
tentamen
|
examen
|
graduation
|
| expedition
|
expedition (journey)
|
expedition (office)
|
office
|
| fabric
|
tyg
|
fabrik
|
factory
|
| genus
|
släkte (biology)
|
genus (grammar; social)
|
gender
|
| gift
|
gåva
|
gift
|
1. poison
2. married
|
| glass
|
glas
|
glass
|
ice cream
|
| goodies
|
kul saker
|
godis
|
candy
|
| guest (partake)
|
medverka, delta
|
gästa
|
visit
|
| guilty
|
skyldig
|
giltig
|
valid
|
harness
(e.g. child harness)
|
sele
(e.g. barnsele)
|
harnesk
|
cuirass
|
| invalid
|
ogiltig
|
invalid
|
disabled, crippled
|
| island
|
ö
|
Island
|
Iceland
|
| journal
|
1. tidskrift
2. dagbok
|
journal
|
medical record
|
| kinky
|
bisarr
|
kinkig
|
grumpy, petulant
|
| kiss
|
kyss
|
kiss
|
pee
|
| lade
|
lasta
|
lade
|
put, laid
|
| lame
|
halt
|
lam
|
paralysed
|
| learner
|
elev, lärjunge
|
lärare
|
teacher
|
| liquor
|
spritdryck
|
likör
|
liqueur
|
| motion
|
rörelse
|
motion
|
exercise
|
| motivate
|
uppmuntra, uppmana
|
motivera
|
justify
|
| mundane
|
banal, trivial
|
mondän
|
sophisticated, elegant
|
| must not
|
får inte
|
måste inte
|
do not have to
|
| necessary
|
nödvändig
|
necessär
|
washbag
|
| neck
|
hals
|
nacke
|
nape
|
| novel
|
roman
|
novell
|
short story
|
| obligation
|
skyldighet
|
obligation
|
bond
|
| offer
|
erbjudande, erbjuda
|
offer
|
sacrifice, victim
|
| overalls
|
hängselbyxor, snickarbyxor
|
overall
|
jumpsuit, coverall
|
| paprika
|
paprikapulver
|
paprika
|
bell pepper
|
| paraffin
|
fotogen
|
paraffin
|
paraffin wax
|
| paragraph
|
stycke
|
paragraf
|
section
|
| pencil
|
blyertspenna
|
pensel
|
paintbrush
|
| personal
|
personlig
|
personal
|
staff, personnel
|
| personal assistant
|
personal assistant
|
personlig assistent
|
unlicensed assistive personnel
|
| photograph
|
fotografi
|
fotograf
|
photographer
|
| physician
|
läkare
|
fysiker
|
physicists
|
| pig
|
gris
|
pigg
|
energetic/very much not tired/pin
|
| present oneself
|
visa upp sig
|
presentera sig
|
introduce oneself
|
| receipt
|
kvitto
|
recept
|
1. recipe
2. prescription
|
| red day
|
blodig dag, olycksdag
|
röd dag
|
red letter day
|
| rent
|
hyra
|
ränta
|
interest (economy)
|
| semester
|
termin
|
semester
|
vacation, holiday
|
| serviceman
|
soldat, krigsman
|
tjänsteman
|
official, clerk, white collar
|
| silicon
|
kisel
|
silikon
|
silicone
|
| simple
|
enkel
|
simpel
|
base, common, coarse
|
| sleep in
|
sovmorgon, sova ut
|
somna in
|
fall asleep, die
|
| smoking
|
rökning
|
smoking
|
dinner jacket, tuxedo
|
| social secretary
|
organisatör av social sammankomst
|
socialsekreterare
|
social service caseworker, welfare administrator
|
| spiritual
|
andlig, religös
|
spirituell
|
witty
|
| stark
|
avskalad
|
stark
|
strong
|
| stick
|
pinne
|
sticka
|
sliver, matchstick
|
| stool
|
pall
|
stol
|
chair
|
| steak
|
biff
|
stek
|
roast
|
| swamp
|
träsk, sumpmark
|
svamp
|
1. fungus
2. mushroom
3. sponge
|
| tagged
|
märkt
|
taggad
|
psyched up, etc
|
| tips
|
dricks
|
tips
|
hint
|
| toll
|
avgift
|
tull
|
customs
|
| trap
|
fälla
|
trappa
|
staircase, stairs
|
| tribute (admiration)
|
hyllning
|
tribut
|
sacrifice, tribute
|
| trim
|
ansa, klippa
|
trimma
|
tune up (engine)
|
| truck
|
1. lastbil
2. boggi
|
truck
|
forklift truck
|
| tweak
|
vrida, anpassa
|
tveka
|
hesitate, doubt
|
| VD (venereal disease)
|
sexuellt överförbar sjukdom
|
VD (verkställande direktör)
|
director, CEO
|
| valve
|
1. ventil
2. hjärtklaff
3. radiorör
|
valv
|
vault, arch
|
| vibrant
|
livaktig, intesniv
|
vibrerande
|
vibrating, vibrant
|
| vicar
|
kyrkoherde
|
vikarie
|
substitute, deputy, stand-in
|
| vine
|
ranka, klängerväxt
|
vin
|
wine
|
| vocals
|
sång
|
vokaler
|
vowels
|
| warehouse
|
lagerlokal
|
varuhus
|
department store
|
| washbag
|
necessär
|
tvättpåse
|
laundry bag
|
| whitewash
|
limfärg, kalkfärg
|
vittvätt
|
white laundry, whites
|
| will
|
1. sak
2. testamente
3. vilja
|
vill
|
want [to], whish
|
| wink
|
blinka, blinkning
|
vink
|
wave
|
| wire
|
ledning, metalltråd
|
vajer
|
cable
|
| wrist
|
handled
|
vrist
|
ankle
|
| fart
|
prutt
|
fart
|
speed
|
| hiss
|
väsa
|
hiss
|
lift, elevator
|
| lift
|
hiss, lyfta
|
lift
|
hitchhike
|
| afterthought
|
efterkonstruktion, påklistrat, sent påtänkt
|
eftertanke
|
reflection
|
See also
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