Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en rädsla

fear, dread

Meaning

fear; dread

In Swedish: oro, fruktan

Forms

Forms of rädsla
Singular, indefiniteen rädsla
Singular, definiterädslan
Plural, indefiniterädslor
Plural, definiterädslorna

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

Practise rädsla

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Is it en rädsla or ett rädsla?

rädsla in a sentence

  • hon slutade av rädsla för att göra fel
    she stopped for fear of doing something wrong
  • en oförklarlig rädsla för det okända
    an inexplicable fear of the unknown
  • När man är rädd så känner man rädsla
    When you are afraid, you feel fear

Questions

What does rädsla mean in English?

rädsla means “fear, dread”.

Is it en rädsla or ett rädsla?

It is en rädsla, and “the fear” is rädslan.

What is the plural of rädsla?

The plural of rädsla is rädslor, and the definite plural is rädslorna.

Similar words

ängslanfarhåga

Origin

From Old Swedish rædsla, from Old Norse hræzla, equivalent to räda (“to scare”) + -sla.

Nearby common words

rädsla is number 1,416 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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