This is the 5080th most frequent Swedish word.
children
The Swedish word for "children" is "barn."
'Barnen' is the definite plural form of 'barn' (child) and refers to specific children.
Barnen spelar fotboll i parken.
The children play football in the park.
'Barn' here refers to children in general, without specification.
Vi borde ge mer stöd till barn i skolan.
We should provide more support to children in schools.
'Barn' is used in its singular form here, referring to one child.