This is the 11011th most frequent Swedish word.
löpeld
"Löpeld" means "wildfire" or "something that spreads rapidly, like wildfire."
The word 'löpeld' is used metaphorically here to depict how quickly the news spread among people.
Nyheten om deras framgång spreds som en löpeld.
The news of their success spread like wildfire.
In this sentence, 'löpeld' conveys the rapid and uncontrollable spread of the physical fire.
Elden på fältet spred sig som en löpeld genom landskapet.
The fire in the field spread like wildfire through the landscape.
Here, 'löpeld' is employed metaphorically to describe the fast dissemination of rumors online.