Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en skillnad

distinction, divergence, difference, disparity/ˈɧɪlˌnad/

Meaning

distinction; divergence; difference; disparity; discrepancy; variance

In Swedish: olikhet

Forms

Forms of skillnad
Singular, indefiniteen skillnad
Singular, definiteskillnaden
Plural, indefiniteskillnader
Plural, definiteskillnaderna

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

Practise skillnad

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Is it en skillnad or ett skillnad?

skillnad in a sentence

  • det är en stor skillnad mellan pojkars och flickors rökvanor
    there is a big difference between boys' and girls' smoking habits
  • till skillnad mot sjukhusen ägnar vi oss åt friskvård
    unlike hospitals, we concentrate on preventive health care
  • Gör det någon skillnad?
    Does it make any difference?
  • Skillnaden mellan 5 och 3 är 2.
    The difference between 5 and 3 is 2.

Words built with skillnad

  • klasskillnad classdifference
  • nivåskillnad difference in level

Questions

What does skillnad mean in English?

skillnad means “distinction, divergence”.

Is it en skillnad or ett skillnad?

It is en skillnad, and “the distinction” is skillnaden.

What is the plural of skillnad?

The plural of skillnad is skillnader, and the definite plural is skillnaderna.

Similar words

differensdiskrepensavvikelseolikhetskiljaktighetåtskillnad

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish skilnadher, from Old Norse skilnaðr.

Nearby common words

skillnad is number 1,007 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