Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

pålitlig

reliable

Meaning

reliable

In Swedish: som man kan lita på, säker

Forms

Forms of pålitlig
Basic form	pålitlig	with en-words
Neuter	pålitligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	pålitliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	pålitligare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	pålitligast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does pålitlig mean?

pålitlig in a sentence

enligt pålitliga bedömare
according to reliable judges

Questions

What does pålitlig mean in English?

pålitlig means “reliable”.

Similar words

ärligtillförlitligtrofastlojalsäker

Origin

lita på (“trust”) + -lig (“-ly”)

Nearby common words

pålitlig is number 3,511 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,506coach coach
3,508smuggla smuggle
3,509analys analysis
3,510officiell official
3,512östra eastern, the east
3,513uppmuntra encourage
3,514period period
3,515knappa to press (a set of) buttons

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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