“Kurat” (devil) is Estonia’s go-to swear, said with a long, rolled r.

The 10 most-used swear words in Estonia, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   vitt VITTC***.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   türa TUE-raDick.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   lits LITSWhore.
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   mine perse MI-neh PER-sehGo into the ass (screw you).
   Rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   perse PER-sehAss.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   persevest PER-seh-vestAss-vest. A jerk.
   Rude ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   kurat KU-rratDevil. Damn!
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   sitt SITTShit.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    raisk RAISKDamn.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    loll LOLLDumb.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it