Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

spännande

excitingAlso the present participle of spänna./ˈspɛnˌandɛ/

Meaning

exciting

In Swedish: som inger lust och skräck på samma gång

Forms

Forms of spännande
Basic form	spännande	with en-words
Neuter	spännande	with ett-words
Plural and definite	spännande	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer spännande	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest spännande	“-est”, “most …”

Practise spännande

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What does spännande mean?

spännande in a sentence

en spännande film
an exciting film

Questions

What does spännande mean in English?

spännande means “exciting”.

Similar words

gastkramanderafflande

Nearby common words

spännande is number 1,419 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,415eva woman
1,416rädsla fear, dread
1,417skrivit wrote
1,418katt cat
1,420sänka lower, reduce
1,421simma swim
1,422definitivt definitely
1,423förfluten past, bygone

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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