Innehållsmässiga

Innehållsmässiga is a Swedish adjective used to describe aspects or criteria that relate to content rather than form or presentation. The word is formed from innehåll (content) and the suffix -smässig, which creates adjectives meaning of a certain kind or nature. The form innehållsmässiga is used for plural nouns or when describing a set of content-related characteristics.

In practice, innehållsmässiga is commonly found in academic, media, and evaluative contexts. It refers to the substantive quality or scope of what is being discussed, rather than how it is delivered. For example, one might distinguish between innehållsmässiga bedömningar (content-related assessments) and formmässiga bedömningar (assessments of style or structure). The term is generally neutral but can be part of evaluative language when contrasting different aspects of a text, campaign, or argument.

Usage and translation can vary with context. In English, innehållsmässiga can be rendered as content-related, substantive, or of content, depending on the surrounding nouns. Common collocations include innehållsmässiga krav (content-related requirements), innehållsmässiga aspekter (content-related aspects), and innehållsmässiga överväganden (substantive considerations).

Etymologically, innehållsmässig is built from innehåll and the adjectival suffix -smässig, a productive formation in Swedish that yields phrases describing the nature of something. As with many compound adjectives, the form adapts to number and gender, giving innehållsmässiga in plural contexts.