Play

"Play" in Danish

leg

(playful activity)

skuespil

(theatrical performance)

spil

(playful activity)

spil

(theatrical performance)

stykke

(theatrical performance)

afspille

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

føre bag lyset

(manipulate or deceive someone — see also play for a fool)

lege

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

optræde

(act in a performance)

spille

(produce music using a musical instrument (intransitive sense))

spille

(participate in (a sport or game))

spille en rolle

(act in a performance)

spille på

(produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense))

starte

(use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.