Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en siffra

figure, numeral

Meaning

figure; numeral

In Swedish: tecken för ett helt tal

Forms

Forms of siffra
Singular, indefiniteen siffra
Singular, definitesiffran
Plural, indefinitesiffror
Plural, definitesiffrorna

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

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siffra in a sentence

  • den lägsta siffran på flera år
    the lowest figure for several years
  • arbetslösheten i siffror
    unemployment expressed in figures
  • några exakta siffror går inte att få fram
    exact figures prove impossible to obtain
  • Den ursprungliga modellen med 10 siffrors kapacitet.
    The original model with 10-digit capacity.
  • I Sverige skulle en förläggare ansett siffran acceptabel.
    In Sweden a publisher would have considered that number acceptable.
  • Nedanstående siffror ger ett begrepp om granatkastarnas viktigaste egenskaper.
    The numbers below give an indication of the most important properties of the grenade-throwers.

Words built with siffra

  • försäljningssiffra sales statistics
  • medlemssiffra membership
  • sifferuppgift numerical data

Questions

What does siffra mean in English?

siffra means “figure, numeral”.

Is it en siffra or ett siffra?

It is en siffra, and “the figure” is siffran.

What is the plural of siffra?

The plural of siffra is siffror, and the definite plural is siffrorna.

Similar words

nummer

Origin

According to SAOB online: via Middle Low German sīfer, sīfere from Old French cifre, from...

Nearby common words

siffra is number 1,791 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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