Wednesday 11 Nov, 2026

Swedes' best words chosen: "Expected winner"”

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The Swedes' best words are korat. And there is a clear favorite. 

– An expected winner, says Anders Svensson, editor-in-chief of Språktidningen.

ovus has on behalf of Language magazine have produced the Swedes' absolute favorite words. 

Now there is a complete top 10 list – and number one is clear:

Just right.

“Lagom was by far the most nominated word and was submitted more than ten times as much as any other word,” says Anders Svensson, editor-in-chief of Språktidningen. 

In second place is the right of access to public places and in third place is coffee. 

Even words like forget-me-not, yes and maybe are among the top 10 that over 8,000 readers have contributed to. FACTS

The whole list

1. just right: 27 percent
2. public right: 18 percent
3. coffee break: 12 percent
4. together: 10 percent
5. sorry: 8 percent
6. forget-me-not: 3 percent
7. morning redness: 2 percent
8. yes: 2 percent
9. maybe: 2 percent
10. daylily: 1 percent
Other: 6 percent
Don't know: 8 percent

Source: Aftonbladet.se – Language newspaper

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