Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

rak

straight, quite, absolute, honest, in a row/ˈrɑːk/

Meaning

straight; quite, absolute; honest; in a row

In Swedish: rät

Forms

Forms of rak
Basic form	rak	with en-words
Neuter	rakt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	raka	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	rakare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	rakast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does rak mean?

rak in a sentence

rak i ryggen
straight-backed
stå rak
stand upright
raka motsatsen
quite the opposite, the absolute opposite
ett rakt svar
an honest (straight) answer
raka besked
straight answers
fyra raka förluster
four losses in a row

Expressions

(säga något) rakt på sak
(speak sth.) plainly, to the point
på rak arm
offhand

Words built with rak

raksträcka straight stretch

Questions

What does rak mean in English?

rak means “straight, quite, absolute”.

Similar words

inte snedrättframrätfrank

Origin

From Old Norse rakr, related to rekja (“to unwind; to trace”).

Nearby common words

rak is number 3,652 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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3,650metall metal
3,651utpressning blackmail
3,653lena tramadol
3,654välsignelse blessing
3,655svettas sweat
3,656stråla shine, beam

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