swede
/swiːd/noun, verb
swede is spelled S-W-E-D-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swede means “The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swede is swedes.
How many letters and syllables are in swede?
| Letters | 5: S-W-E-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is swede?
Swede appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce swede?
- /swiːd/
Swede has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-swede.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with swede?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as swede.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: weeds, sewed.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of swede
- swedes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sweding participle, present
- sweded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swede mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKThe fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
- 2
The plant from which this is obtained.
- 3
IrelandScotlandThe turnip.
- 4
UKslangThe head.
verb
- 1
To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
noun
- 1
A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
- 2
A member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swede in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suéder , Suédois, Suédoise |
| German | Schwede, Schwedin , Svear |
| Portuguese | sueco, sueca |
| Spanish | sueco, sueca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does swede come from?
From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).