This is the 5286th most frequent Swedish word.
egentliga
"Egentliga" means "actual" or "proper" in English.
Here, 'egentliga' is used to mean 'actual' or 'true,' pointing to Stockholm as the concretely recognized capital city.
Sveriges egentliga huvudstad är Stockholm.
Sweden's actual capital city is Stockholm.
In this sentence, 'egentliga' highlights the 'true' reason among possible others.
Den egentliga anledningen till hans frånvaro var sjukdom.
The actual reason for his absence was illness.
Here, 'egentliga' is used to specify 'real' or 'actual,' indicating her as the true leader as opposed to any placeholders or substitutes.