An Introduction To The MostUsedWords Swedish Frequency Dictionaries

Intended for all students of Swedish, beginners, intermediate, advanced or nearly fluent, you will find this book useful. It contains 1000 of the most used Swedish words, with SV to EN example sentences.

The words and sentences are compiled from the MostUsedWords Swedish Frequency dictionaries series.

This book serves as an introduction to our books. You will learn Swedish fast and efficiently: This book contains practical vocabulary for both spoken and written Swedish.

If you aren´t familiar with frequency dictionaries, this book will also briefly share with you:

why it is important to learn words by frequency
why the example sentences are so important
valuable tips and hacks to skyrocket your vocabulary learning progress.

To help you become fluent fast, each entry in this book contains

English translation(s)
Swedish to English example sentences (parallel text/bilingual book)
detailed Part of Speech information.

Why Study By Frequency?

Not all words are created equal. Some words are used more than other, and are thus more valuable to know. The secret to becoming fluent fast in a language, is by learning the right vocabulary.

According to scientific research, this is the amount of vocabulary needed for varying levels of fluency :

250 words: the essential core of a language. Without these words, you cannot construct sentences.
750 words: used every single day by every person who speaks the language.
2500 words: should enable you to express everything you could possibly want to say, although some creativity might be required.
5000 words:the active vocabulary of native speakers without higher education. You will understand 95% of all written texts.
10,000 words:the active vocabulary of native speakers with higher education.
20,000 words:needed to recognize passively in order to read, understand, and enjoy a work of literature such as a novel by a notable author.

Keeping above facts in mind, the value of a frequency dictionary is immense. At least, that is if you want to become fluent in a language fast. Study the most frequent words, build your vocabulary and progress naturally.

What is Inside This Book?

An excerpt of the MostUsedWords Swedish word list. A handy dictionary based on the most frequently used Swedish words. The list is established by analysis of 20 gigabytes of Swedish subtitles. (The equivalent of 80.000 books of 200 pages each; more than two large libraries worth of text.)

A large base text collection is absolutely vital in order to establish a reliable general frequency list. Subtitles correspond to written and spoken language. .

This book contains 250 words out of each of the following book

Swedish Frequency Dictionary 1 – Essential Vocabulary – 2500 Most Common Swedish Words
Swedish Frequency Dictionary 2 - Intermediate Vocabulary – 2501-5000 Most Common Swedish Words
Swedish Frequency Dictionary 3 - Advanced Vocabulary – 5001-7500 Most Common Swedish Words
Swedish Frequency Dictionary 4 - Intermediate Vocabulary – 7500-10000 Most Common Swedish Words

Summary

The Swedish Frequency Dictionary – Essential Vocabulary gives you a practical word list to learn Swedish vocabulary. Study the most used words to rapidly gain a base vocabulary in Swedish.

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