Swedish Body Vocabulary

Here are Swedish words for body to start with: öra (ear), öga (eye), hand (hand), huvud (head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists.

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Body Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
earöranounA1
eyeöganounA1
handhandnounA1
headhuvudnounA1
legbennounA1
mouthmunnounA1
nosenäsanounA1
toetånounA2

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Body Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
armarmnounA1
bonebennounA1
neckhalsnounA1
shoulderaxelnounA1
anklefotlednounA2
bloodblodnounA2
chestbröstnounA2
backryggnounB1

Body Advanced

A1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
hairhårnounA1
kneeknänounA1
faceansiktenounA2
hiphöftnounB1
liverlevernounB1
collarbonenyckelbennounB2
facialansikts-adjB2
respiratoryrespiratoriskadjB2

Anatomy

A2–B1
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
cheekkindnounA2
chinhakanounA2
lipläppnounA2
heelhälnounB1
palmhandflatanounB1
skullskallenounB1
spineryggradnounB1
veinvennounB1

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Face & Head

B1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
earlobeörsnibbnounB1
irisirisnounB1
tonguetunganounB1
corneahornhinnanounB2
eardrumtrumhinnanounB2
eyelashögonfransnounB2
nostrilnäsborrenounB2
retinanäthinnanounB2

Internal Organs

A1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
brainhjärnanounA1
appendixblindtarmnounB1
bladderurinblåsanounB1
ovaryäggstocknounB2
prostateprostatanounB2
spleenmjältenounB2
testicletestikelnounB2
uteruslivmodernounB2

Muscles & Skeleton

B1–B2
EnglishSwedishTypeLevel
abdominalbukmuskeladjB1
calfvadmuskelnounB1
femurlårbennounB2
fibulavadbennounB2
gluteussätesmuskelnounB2
pectoralbröstmuskelnounB2
tibiaskenbennounB2
trapeziustrapetsmuskelnounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for body. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Swedish words should I learn for body?

You could start with words like öra (ear), öga (eye), hand (hand), huvud (head). This page lists 56 Swedish words for body (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Swedish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Swedish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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