Play

"Play" in Swedish

drag

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

drama

(literary composition intended to be represented)

drama

(theatrical performance)

lek

(playful activity)

pjäs

(literary composition intended to be represented)

pjäs

(theatrical performance)

skådespel

(literary composition intended to be represented)

skådespel

(theatrical performance)

spel

(playful activity)

spel

(individual's performance in a sport)

teaterpjäs

(literary composition intended to be represented)

teaterpjäs

(theatrical performance)

teaterstycke

(literary composition intended to be represented)

teaterstycke

(theatrical performance)

agera

(act in a performance)

köra

(participate in (a sport or game))

leka

(act in a manner such that one has fun)

lira

(participate in (a sport or game))

spela

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

spela

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

spela

(participate in (a sport or game))

spela

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

spela en roll

(act in a performance)

spela upp

(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.