The short i What is rendering the Swedish short i as in IPA based on This is the same sound as the short i in English hit or German mit and if you ask me these sounds are in no way similar to the Swedish sound To me the Swedish short i is simply the same in quality as the long i i e it should be i This is not the first time I ve seen this and I m curious to know where it comes from I feel it is an obvious error and yet it keeps on being repeated in various forums