How to pronounce NORRÅKER, and what it means
NORRÅKER is the name of an IKEA table and chair. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
NORRÅKER
NOR-oh-ker
- Product
- Table and chair
- Shares its name with
- Norråker, a small village in Strömsund municipality, northern Sweden.
How to say NORRÅKER
Say NOR-oh-ker, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in NORRÅKER:
- Å is a long "oh", as in more without the r, or a short "o" as in hot.
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
- 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 NORRÅKER
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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