How to use a frequency list
A frequency list tells you which words earn their place first. The top 100 are mostly pronouns, verbs like vara, ha and göra, and small words that hold sentences together. From about 500 onwards you get the everyday nouns and adjectives that let you talk about your life.
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The 500 most common Swedish words
| # | Swedish | English | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jag | I | pronoun |
| 2 | det | that, it | pronoun |
| 3 | vara | be, last | verb |
| 4 | du | you | pronoun |
| 5 | att | to, that | conjunction |
| 6 | inte | not | adverb |
| 7 | ha | have, have, possess; be provided with | verb |
| 8 | en | a, an | determiner |
| 9 | och | and | conjunction |
| 10 | vi | we | pronoun |
| 11 | på | on, in | preposition |
| 12 | i | in; on, at | preposition |
| 13 | för | to, for | preposition |
| 14 | han | he | pronoun |
| 15 | som | as | conjunction |
| 16 | om | about, around | preposition |
| 17 | med | with, for | preposition |
| 18 | vad | what | pronoun |
| 19 | var | was, were | verb |
| 20 | mig | me (objective case) | pronoun |
| 21 | här | here | adverb |
| 22 | dig | you, you (singular objective case) | pronoun |
| 23 | så | so, thus | adverb |
| 24 | den | it, he, she, that | pronoun |
| 25 | till | to, until | preposition |
| 26 | kan | can | verb |
| 27 | de | they | pronoun |
| 28 | men | but | conjunction |
| 29 | göra | do, make | verb |
| 30 | ni | you | pronoun |
| 31 | ska | will, be going to, (except not formal in tone, but a literal match for meaning) shall, is to; (in the past tense "skulle") were to; was to (Usually not sensible translations, but will provide the right intuition in some tricky cases – see below.) | verb |
| 32 | ett | a, an, one | determiner |
| 33 | av | of, by | preposition |
| 34 | veta | know | verb |
| 35 | hon | she | pronoun |
| 36 | komma | come, arrive | verb |
| 37 | vill | want | verb |
| 38 | ja | yes, well; all right | interjection |
| 39 | nu | now | adverb |
| 40 | nej | no | interjection |
| 41 | bara | only, just | adverb |
| 42 | min | my | pronoun |
| 43 | hur | how | adverb |
| 44 | ta | take; to grab and move to oneself, to bring (along); to carry | verb |
| 45 | se | see, look | verb |
| 46 | honom | him, him; oblique of han | pronoun |
| 47 | där | there, where | adverb |
| 48 | måste | must | verb |
| 49 | din | your, yours (common gender, singular), you (vocative determiner used before a singular common gender noun) | determiner |
| 50 | tro | believe | verb |
| 51 | skulle | would, should | verb |
| 52 | bra | good, excellent | adjective |
| 53 | då | then, at that time, then | adverb |
| 54 | när | when, near | adverb |
| 55 | kom | came | verb |
| 56 | säga | to say, to tell | verb |
| 57 | oss | us | pronoun |
| 58 | en man | man, person | noun |
| 59 | bli | become, get | verb |
| 60 | ett får | sheep | noun |
| 61 | er | you, your | pronoun |
| 62 | ut | out, all over | adverb |
| 63 | dem | them, them; accusative/dative of de | pronoun |
| 64 | okej | okay, all right | adjective |
| 65 | eller | or | conjunction |
| 66 | från | from | preposition |
| 67 | sig | oneself, himself, herself, itself, themselves | pronoun |
| 68 | varför | why | adverb |
| 69 | hade | had | verb |
| 70 | henne | her, her; object form of hon (=she) | pronoun |
| 71 | alla | everyone, all, everybody, everyone | pronoun |
| 72 | upp | up (similar senses to English, though compare uppe), open (to an open position or state) | adverb |
| 73 | gå | go, walk | verb |
| 74 | allt | all 1, everything, all | pronoun |
| 75 | ingen | no one, none | pronoun |
| 76 | tack | thanks, thank you, please (to add politeness) | interjection |
| 77 | få | get, receive | verb |
| 78 | sa | said | verb |
| 79 | in | into | adverb |
| 80 | igen | back, again | adverb |
| 81 | behöva | need, want | verb |
| 82 | mitt | my, in the middle (at or around the middle, spatially or more abstractly), (often) right | adverb |
| 83 | nåt | syncopic form of något (“something, anything”) | pronoun |
| 84 | mycket | very much, greatly | adverb |
| 85 | går | goes, walks, goes, runs | verb |
| 86 | vem | who | pronoun |
| 87 | hej | hello, hallo! | interjection |
| 88 | kanske | perhaps, maybe | adverb |
| 89 | ge | give | verb |
| 90 | lite | little, some; a small amount | adjective |
| 91 | prata | talk | verb |
| 92 | hans | his | pronoun |
| 93 | aldrig | never | adverb |
| 94 | än | yet, still | adverb |
| 95 | efter | after, later | preposition |
| 96 | sen | since, then, late | adjective |
| 97 | inget | none, no one | pronoun |
| 98 | ju | of course, why | adverb |
| 99 | ditt | your, yours, you (vocative determiner used before a singular neuter gender noun) | pronoun |
| 100 | vänta | wait, expect | verb |
| 101 | känna | feel, know | verb |
| 102 | två | two | number |
| 103 | nån | some, any | pronoun |
| 104 | en dag | day | noun |
| 105 | tillbaka | back(wards), back | adverb |
| 106 | något | some | adverb |
| 107 | gjorde | did | verb |
| 108 | över | above, over | preposition |
| 110 | en tid | time | noun |
| 111 | tänka | think, imagine | verb |
| 112 | ett år | year | noun |
| 113 | berätta | tell, relate | verb |
| 114 | fick | received, got | verb |
| 115 | ett liv | life, row | noun |
| 116 | väl | well, too | adverb |
| 117 | en sak | thing, article | noun |
| 118 | också | too, also | adverb |
| 119 | en mamma | mum, mom | noun |
| 120 | mina | my, mine (plural) | pronoun |
| 121 | döda | kill | verb |
| 122 | nog | enough, probably | adverb |
| 123 | åt | ate | verb |
| 124 | någon | one | pronoun |
| 126 | hitta | find, light on | verb |
| 127 | en pappa | father | noun |
| 128 | vår | our | pronoun |
| 129 | hjälpa | help, assist, aid, help | verb |
| 130 | hit | this way, here | adverb |
| 131 | kunde | could | verb |
| 132 | börja | begin, start | verb |
| 133 | fråga | ask | verb |
| 134 | varit | been | verb |
| 135 | mot | against, towards, (toward (US)) | preposition |
| 136 | ner | down, down; in a direction downwards | adverb |
| 137 | hålla | hold, keep | verb |
| 138 | sin | his, one's | pronoun |
| 139 | andra | other, second | adjective |
| 140 | ville | wanted | verb |
| 141 | ett barn | child, kid | noun |
| 142 | hända | happen, occur | verb |
| 143 | sluta | stop, quit | verb |
| 144 | rätt | right | adjective |
| 145 | borde | ought to, should | verb |
| 146 | en vän | friend | noun |
| 147 | mena | mean, believe | verb |
| 148 | vid | at, about | preposition |
| 149 | god | good, morally commendable, tasty, good (tasting good) | adjective |
| 150 | hela | whole, all (of) | adjective |
| 151 | älska | love | verb |
| 152 | förstå | understand | verb |
| 153 | finnas | exist, be found | verb |
| 154 | hennes | her | determiner |
| 155 | några | some, some; plural form of någon | pronoun |
| 156 | såg | saw | verb |
| 157 | en låt | tune | noun |
| 158 | finna | find | verb |
| 159 | tycka | think, feel | verb |
| 160 | försöka | try, attempt | verb |
| 161 | gilla | like, approve | verb |
| 162 | själv | himself, ourselves | adjective |
| 163 | lämna | leave, hand in | verb |
| 164 | titta | look, watch | verb |
| 165 | alltid | always, anyway | adverb |
| 166 | detta | this | word |
| 167 | låta | let, sound | verb |
| 168 | gjort | done | word |
| 169 | hem | home | adverb |
| 170 | fel | wrong | adjective |
| 171 | ringa | call, ring | verb |
| 172 | blev | was, got | verb |
| 173 | utan | without | preposition |
| 174 | tog | took | verb |
| 175 | ett sätt | way, manner | noun |
| 176 | en död | death | noun |
| 177 | ett folk | folk, people | noun |
| 178 | verkligen | really | adverb |
| 179 | träffa | meet, hit | verb |
| 180 | stå | stand, stop | verb |
| 181 | stanna | stop, stay | verb |
| 182 | våra | our, ours, plural of vår | pronoun |
| 183 | visst | certainly, probably | adverb |
| 184 | dom | pronunciation spelling of de, pronunciation spelling of dem | pronoun |
| 185 | va | huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad | interjection |
| 186 | stor | large, big, great | adjective |
| 187 | en hand | hand | noun |
| 188 | jobba | work | verb |
| 189 | tala | speak, make (deliver) a speech | verb |
| 190 | tre | three | number |
| 191 | gick | went, walked | verb |
| 192 | höra | listen, hear | verb |
| 193 | en väg | way | noun |
| 194 | precis | exactly, precisely | adverb |
| 195 | många | many | pronoun |
| 196 | klara | take care of, get done | verb |
| 197 | en gång | time, walk | noun |
| 198 | innan | until, before | adverb |
| 199 | deras | theirs, their | pronoun |
| 200 | inga | nobody, none | word |
| 201 | under | beneath, under | preposition |
| 202 | sån | eye dialect spelling of sådan | determiner |
| 203 | följa | follow, accompany | verb |
| 204 | spela | play | verb |
| 205 | visste | knew | verb |
| 206 | kunna | can, know | verb |
| 207 | förlåt | Sorry!, (I beg your) pardon! | interjection |
| 208 | bättre | better | adjective |
| 209 | en gud | god, deity | noun |
| 210 | en hjälp | help, assistance | noun |
| 211 | just | just, exactly | adverb |
| 212 | bort | away | adverb |
| 213 | ett jobb | work, job | noun |
| 214 | ett problem | problem | noun |
| 215 | händer | hands | word |
| 216 | helt | wholly, completely | adverb |
| 217 | en kvinna | woman | noun |
| 218 | era | your, yours (possessed by the multiple individuals addressed, of multiple things), you (vocative determiner used before a plural noun, regardless of gender) | pronoun |
| 219 | första | first | number |
| 220 | åka | go, ride, drive, fall, slip, slide | verb |
| 221 | länge | long | adverb |
| 222 | en kväll | evening | noun |
| 223 | ett håll | way, direction | noun |
| 224 | ledsen | sad | adjective |
| 225 | en människa | a human, a human being, man, mankind, humankind | noun |
| 226 | dö | die | verb |
| 227 | hör | hear | verb |
| 228 | sett | watched, seen | verb |
| 229 | gammal | old | adjective |
| 230 | snälla | please (when pleading) | adverb |
| 231 | ursäkta | excuse me!, pardon, I'm sorry! | interjection |
| 232 | heta | be called (named), be said to be | verb |
| 233 | fortfarande | still | adverb |
| 234 | ett hus | house, building | noun |
| 235 | samma | same, similar | pronoun |
| 236 | en värld | world | noun |
| 237 | äta | eat | verb |
| 238 | vilken | who, which | pronoun |
| 239 | en kille | fellow, guy, bloke | noun |
| 241 | be | ask, pray | verb |
| 242 | visa | show | verb |
| 243 | en polis | police, policeman | noun |
| 244 | en fru | wife, Mrs. | noun |
| 245 | verka | seem, work | verb |
| 246 | glömma | forget, neglect | verb |
| 247 | pengar | money | noun |
| 248 | enda | only, single | adjective |
| 249 | ett namn | name | noun |
| 250 | ens | even | adverb |
| 251 | kolla | check, watch | verb |
| 252 | borta | away, out | adverb |
| 253 | hallå | hello | interjection |
| 254 | en bil | car, motorcar | noun |
| 255 | en familj | family | noun |
| 256 | annan | another, other | pronoun |
| 257 | lyssna | listen | verb |
| 258 | mår | feel | verb |
| 259 | ur | from, out of | preposition |
| 260 | en far | father | noun |
| 261 | dra | pull, haul | verb |
| 262 | en morgon | morning | noun |
| 263 | kvar | left | adverb |
| 265 | föra | transport, lead | verb |
| 266 | åh | oh | interjection |
| 267 | herregud | my God, good Lord (a mild expletive) | interjection |
| 268 | redan | already | adverb |
| 269 | dit | that way, there | adverb |
| 270 | längre | longer, taller, further | word |
| 271 | väldigt | enormously, very | adverb |
| 272 | vart | where | adverb |
| 273 | en vecka | week | noun |
| 274 | säker | sure, safe | adjective |
| 275 | hämta | fetch, collect | verb |
| 276 | minnas | remember | verb |
| 277 | ute | out, up | adverb |
| 278 | rädda | save | verb |
| 279 | fortsätta | continue, go on | verb |
| 280 | fått | got | verb |
| 281 | sedan | since; from a given point in time | preposition |
| 282 | snart | soon; shortly, before long | adverb |
| 283 | använda | use, employ | verb |
| 284 | en son | son | noun |
| 285 | vilja | want | verb |
| 286 | sitt | his, her | verb |
| 287 | en kör | choir | noun |
| 288 | varje | every | pronoun |
| 289 | fram | forward, up | adverb |
| 290 | liten | small, short | adjective |
| 291 | en minut | minute, minutia, sundry | noun |
| 292 | först | first, at first | adverb |
| 293 | kalla | call, summon | verb |
| 294 | annat | something else, another, something else | pronoun |
| 295 | leta | look | verb |
| 296 | jo | yes, sure, well | interjection |
| 297 | sätta | place, put | verb |
| 298 | en flicka | girl | noun |
| 299 | ingenting | anything, nothing | pronoun |
| 300 | därför | so, for that reason | adverb |
| 301 | öppna | open | verb |
| 302 | en tjej | girl | noun |
| 303 | köpa | buy, purchase | verb |
| 304 | betyda | mean, imply | verb |
| 305 | skicka | send; forward, dispatch; remit | verb |
| 306 | genom | through, via | preposition |
| 307 | ett slut | end, termination | noun |
| 308 | en del | part | noun |
| 309 | säkert | undoubtedly, certainly | adverb |
| 310 | hoppas | hope | verb |
| 311 | rädd | afraid, scared | adjective |
| 312 | hos | with, among | preposition |
| 313 | härifrån | from here | adverb |
| 314 | gav | gave | verb |
| 315 | sista | last, back | adjective |
| 316 | nära | near, close | adjective |
| 317 | en pojke | a boy (young male) | noun |
| 318 | ihop | together | adverb |
| 319 | dess | then, the | adverb |
| 320 | sex | six | number |
| 321 | nästa | next | adjective |
| 322 | en plats | place, room | noun |
| 323 | även | too, even | adverb |
| 325 | tänkt | hypothetical | adjective |
| 326 | sina | his, her, its, their (own; plural) | pronoun |
| 327 | all | all | pronoun |
| 328 | vilket | which | pronoun |
| 329 | sann | true, truthful | adjective |
| 330 | ett rum | room, space | noun |
| 331 | en sida | side, page | noun |
| 332 | ett fall | case, fall | noun |
| 333 | ett tag | grip, stroke | noun |
| 334 | fem | five | number |
| 335 | ensam | lonely, alone | adjective |
| 336 | tills | until | conjunction |
| 337 | ett öga | eye | noun |
| 338 | skriva | write | verb |
| 339 | en natt | night | noun |
| 340 | nya | new | adjective |
| 341 | betala | pay | verb |
| 342 | denna | this | pronoun |
| 343 | riktigt | really | adverb |
| 344 | ändå | still, yet | adverb |
| 345 | hemma | home, at home | adverb |
| 346 | ny | new | adjective |
| 347 | fast | firm, permanent | adjective |
| 348 | galen | mad, crazy | adjective |
| 349 | hörd | heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd) | adjective |
| 350 | tänk | Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement. | interjection |
| 351 | fatta | understand, get | verb |
| 352 | lägga | put, place | verb |
| 353 | idag | today, today (on the current day) | adverb |
| 354 | sagt | said | verb |
| 355 | en månad | month | noun |
| 356 | faktiskt | as a matter of fact | adverb |
| 357 | slå | hit, beat | verb |
| 358 | fyra | four | number |
| 359 | en bror | a brother, a contracted form of broder, bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male) | noun |
| 360 | en mede | runner (device upon which something slides), rocker (device upon which something rocks) | noun |
| 361 | lita | rely on | verb |
| 362 | en dollar | dollar | noun |
| 363 | ett vapen | weapon, arm (branch) of the defence forces | noun |
| 364 | en dörr | door | noun |
| 365 | runt | round | adverb |
| 366 | blivit | became, was | verb |
| 367 | kul | fun | adjective |
| 368 | ett huvud | head | noun |
| 369 | en skola | school, school, college | noun |
| 370 | illa | badly, very | adverb |
| 371 | klart | clear, finished | adverb |
| 372 | fort | quickly, fast | adverb |
| 373 | en person | person | noun |
| 374 | annars | otherwise, else | adverb |
| 375 | dog | died | verb |
| 376 | en åker | arable land, field | noun |
| 377 | sova | sleep, be asleep | verb |
| 378 | hittad | found | adjective |
| 379 | inne | inside, in | adverb |
| 380 | ett ord | word | noun |
| 381 | en tur | trip, luck | noun |
| 382 | en chans | chance | noun |
| 383 | män | men | word |
| 384 | helst | rather, preferably, any, any way, any how | adverb |
| 385 | haft | had | verb |
| 386 | nästan | almost | adverb |
| 387 | båda | both | pronoun |
| 388 | dum | stupid, nasty | adjective |
| 389 | handla | act, take action, do, buy | verb |
| 390 | svårt | hard, difficult, tricky, difficult | adverb |
| 391 | lägg | lay | verb |
| 392 | en kropp | body, trunk | noun |
| 393 | ett plan | plan, map | noun |
| 394 | en dotter | daughter | noun |
| 395 | lika | equal | adverb |
| 396 | fin | smart, fine | adjective |
| 397 | redo | ready, prepared | adjective |
| 398 | mej | me, pronunciation spelling of mig | pronoun |
| 399 | en älskling | darling | noun |
| 400 | gången | gone, past | adjective |
| 401 | dr | Dr; abbreviation of doktor | noun |
| 402 | förlora | lose | verb |
| 403 | dej | you, pronunciation spelling of dig | pronoun |
| 404 | långt | far | adverb |
| 405 | läsa | read, study | verb |
| 406 | ett vatten | water | noun |
| 407 | tillsammans | together, in all | adverb |
| 408 | våran | our | pronoun |
| 409 | lugnt | calm | word |
| 410 | en idé | idea, point | noun |
| 411 | resa | travel, raise | verb |
| 412 | sitta | be seated (sitting), sit | verb |
| 413 | lära | teach, learn | verb |
| 414 | svara | reply, answer | verb |
| 415 | släpp | release | verb |
| 416 | glad | pleased, happy | adjective |
| 417 | ställa | put, set | verb |
| 418 | hoppa | jump, leap, skip, bound | verb |
| 419 | flytta | move | verb |
| 420 | emot | opposite | adverb |
| 421 | ett ställe | place, house | noun |
| 422 | ett rör | pipe, tube | noun |
| 423 | ett hjärta | heart, sympathy | noun |
| 424 | bar | carried; wore | verb |
| 425 | ibland | sometimes, among | adverb |
| 426 | släppa | release, leave hold of | verb |
| 427 | heller | nor, neither | adverb |
| 428 | rolig | funny | adjective |
| 429 | fara | go | verb |
| 430 | mellan | between | preposition |
| 431 | skada | hurt, injure | verb |
| 432 | ifrån | from | adverb |
| 433 | en timme | an hour (time period of sixty minutes), an hour (of the day) | noun |
| 434 | senare | later, latter; related to or being the second of two items | adjective |
| 435 | lilla | small | word |
| 436 | en syster | sister | noun |
| 437 | fler | more and most (in numbers) | adjective |
| 438 | gärna | gladly, willingly | adverb |
| 439 | igenom | through | adverb |
| 440 | lätt | light, gentle | adjective |
| 441 | en peng | coin | noun |
| 442 | reda | sort out | verb |
| 443 | eran | alternative form of er (“your, yours”) | pronoun |
| 444 | dricka | drink | verb |
| 445 | gått | walked, gone | verb |
| 446 | stoppa | stop, put | verb |
| 447 | en herr | Mr. | noun |
| 448 | ligga | lie | verb |
| 449 | vore | were | word |
| 450 | en chef | head, director | noun |
| 451 | erat | alternative form of ert (“your, yours”) | pronoun |
| 452 | sej | oneself, pronunciation spelling of sig | pronoun |
| 453 | kände | sensed | verb |
| 454 | vilka | which ones, which, who, whom, what a; plural form of vilken | pronoun |
| 455 | skjuta | shoot, fire | verb |
| 456 | räcka | be enough, last | verb |
| 457 | hen | A third-person singular pronoun of unspecified gender; they, thon; alternative to hon (“she”) and han (“he”). | pronoun |
| 458 | vacker | beautiful | adjective |
| 459 | bryr | care | verb |
| 460 | en mat | food | noun |
| 461 | ännu | yet, still | adverb |
| 462 | oroa | worry | verb |
| 463 | en historia | history, story | noun |
| 464 | ett bor | boron (chemical element) | noun |
| 465 | ett par | pair | noun |
| 466 | fanns | was | verb |
| 467 | bo | reside, dwell | verb |
| 468 | en sanning | truth, veracity | noun |
| 469 | försökt | tried | adjective |
| 470 | trevligt | nicely, pleasantly | adverb |
| 471 | tio | ten | number |
| 472 | en lever | liver | noun |
| 473 | en herre | lord, master | noun |
| 474 | väga | weigh | verb |
| 475 | gott | good, well, good | adverb |
| 476 | ihåg | remember | adverb |
| 477 | ett ben | leg, bone | noun |
| 478 | bäst | best | adjective |
| 479 | lova | promise, praise | verb |
| 480 | hata | loathe, detest | verb |
| 481 | varandra | each other, one another | pronoun |
| 482 | gånger | times (multiplied by) | preposition |
| 483 | dödad | killed | adjective |
| 484 | en mor | mother | noun |
| 485 | en ring | ring | noun |
| 486 | klar | clear, bright, obvious | adjective |
| 487 | anta | assume, suppose | verb |
| 488 | bakom | behind, at the rear (back) | preposition |
| 489 | eftersom | because, seeing that, since, as, because | conjunction |
| 490 | stämma | agree, correspond, tally, tune | verb |
| 491 | en idiot | idiot | noun |
| 492 | förklara | explain, declare | verb |
| 493 | tyst | quiet, silent | adjective |
| 494 | mannen | man (usually friendly term of address) | noun |
| 495 | fungera | function, work | verb |
| 496 | undra | wonder | verb |
| 497 | ett krig | war | noun |
| 498 | riktig | proper, right | adjective |
| 499 | dags | time (to do something) | adverb |
| 500 | alls | at all | adverb |
| 501 | bad | asked, requested; prayed | verb |
| 502 | killa | tickle | verb |
| 503 | ett blod | blood | noun |
| 504 | en förälder | parent | noun |
| 505 | egen | own, odd, peculiar, strange | adjective |
The full lists, up to 5,000 words, are in the downloads above. Browse every word in the Swedish–English dictionary.
Frequencies: OpenSubtitles word counts by Hermit Dave (CC BY-SA 4.0). Meanings and forms: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). The lists are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
How many Swedish words do I need to know?
Around 1,000 of the most common words cover roughly 80 per cent of the words in everyday conversation, and 2,000–3,000 get you to the point where you can follow most of it and guess the rest from context. Reading newspapers comfortably takes more, typically 5,000 or so, because written Swedish uses a wider vocabulary than speech.
Where does this frequency list come from?
From word counts over a large collection of Swedish film and TV subtitles (the OpenSubtitles corpus, compiled by Hermit Dave). Subtitles are the closest large, free source to everyday spoken Swedish. We group inflected forms under their dictionary form, so äter, åt and ätit all count towards äta.
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Download the Anki file, then in Anki choose File → Import and pick it. The file tells Anki it is tab-separated and which column is which; choose the Basic note type (or Basic and reversed card if you want both directions) and map Swedish to Front and English to Back. The Forms and Rank columns can go into extra fields or be ignored.
Why are pronouns and small words at the top?
Because they are the most used words in any language. Jag, det, du, att and inte appear in almost every sentence. They are short and learned quickly, and knowing them early makes everything else easier to follow.
Can I use these lists in my own teaching material?
Yes. The data comes from Wiktionary and Folkets lexikon under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licences, so you can reuse and adapt it as long as you credit the sources and share your version under the same licence.