Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

ökänd

notorious/²øːˌɕɛnd/

Meaning

notorious

In Swedish: som har dåligt rykte

Forms

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

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What does ökänd mean in English?

ökänd means “notorious”.

Origin

From Old Swedish ø̄dhkænder‚ from Old Norse auðkendr (“easily known”), from auð- + kenna.

Nearby common words

ökänd is number 4,788 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,784vilsen lost
4,785husvagn a caravan, a camper, a trailer (used as a dwelling, towed behind another vehicle)
4,786frö germ, seed
4,787utkämpa fight out
4,789spänna tense, draw
4,790konstant constant
4,791skelett skeleton, framework
4,792laddning charge

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary