Play

"Play" in German

Bühnenstück

(theatrical performance)

Bühnenwerk

(theatrical performance)

Spiel

(playful activity)

Spielzug

(action carried out when it is one's turn to play)

Theaterstück

(theatrical performance)

Zug

(action carried out when it is one's turn to play)

abspielen

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

hinters Licht führen

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

schpile (als)

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

schpile (als)

(participate in (a sport or game))

spielen

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

spielen

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

spielen

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

spielen

(act in a performance)

spielen

(participate in (a sport or game))

spielen

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

täuschen

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

verarschen

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

vormachen

(feign, pretend)

vorspielen

(feign, pretend)

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