Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

istället

instead of, instead

Meaning

instead of; instead

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What does istället mean?

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What does istället mean in English?

istället means “instead of, instead”.

Where the course teaches it

Origin

i + stället

Nearby common words

istället is number 905 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

901skog wood, forest
902förutom apart from, aside from
903stjäla steal
904naturligtvis of course
906drink drink
907jösses heavens
908båt ship, boat
909rakt straight

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary