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Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en bekännelse

confession, profession (of faith), creed

Meaning

confession; profession (of faith); creed

In Swedish: erkännande, medgivande

Forms

Forms of bekännelse
Singular, indefiniteen bekännelse
Singular, definitebekännelsen
Plural, indefinitebekännelser
Plural, definitebekännelserna

bekännelse is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bekännelse, den stora bekännelsen. Check another noun

Practise bekännelse

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Is it en bekännelse or ett bekännelse?

bekännelse in a sentence

  • en nedskriven bekännelse
    a written confession
  • den evangelisk-lutherska bekännelsen
    the Lutheran creed

Words built with bekännelse

  • trosbekännelse profession of faith

Questions

What does bekännelse mean in English?

bekännelse means “confession, profession (of faith)”.

Is it en bekännelse or ett bekännelse?

It is en bekännelse, and “the confession” is bekännelsen.

What is the plural of bekännelse?

The plural of bekännelse is bekännelser, and the definite plural is bekännelserna.

Similar words

erkännande

Origin

From bekänna + -else

Nearby common words

bekännelse is number 4,770 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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