How to pronounce KUNGSBACKA, and what it means
KUNGSBACKA is the name of an IKEA kitchen fronts. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
KUNGSBACKA
KUNGS-bahk-kah
- Product
- Kitchen fronts
- Shares its name with
- Kungsbacka, a town in Halland, south of Gothenburg. Kung means king, backe a hill.
How to say KUNGSBACKA
Say KUNGS-bahk-kah, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in KUNGSBACKA:
- U is not English u: long, it is like "ew" with very rounded lips; short, a quick, rounded sound.
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called KUNGSBACKA
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
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