This is the 5778th most frequent Swedish word.
hessen
"Hessen" is not a Swedish word; it is a German term referring to the region of Hesse in Germany.
The word 'hessen' is used here as a proper noun referring to the German state.
Hessen är en tysk delstat med vackra skogar.
Hesse is a German state with beautiful forests.
The word 'hessen' again refers to the German state, specifically its location in the sentence.
Han studerade historia vid universitetet i Hessen.
He studied history at the university in Hesse.
Here, 'hessen' is used to denote the origin of traditional foods from the German state.