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German word
Playoff
Pronunciation
IPA/plɛɪ̯ˈɔf/
Meaning
- neuter nounplayoff
Example
Die Mannschaft hat die Playoffs erreicht.
The team has reached the playoffs.
More examples
Im Playoff-Spiel entscheidet oft ein einziges Tor.
A single goal often decides the outcome in a playoff match.
Core concept
A short final race among the strongest teams, with each result moving them toward the title, promotion, or survival.
Common phrases
die Playoffs erreichen
make the playoffs
Playoff-Spiel
playoff match
Playoff-Runde
playoff round
Similar words
K.-o.-System: A format in which losers are eliminated and winners advance.
K.-o.-Runde: A round of matches in which losers are eliminated and winners advance.
Endrunde: The final tournament round for deciding the leading positions.
Finale: The final match that decides the champion.
Definition in German
Playoff bezeichnet nach einer Hauptrunde ausgespielte Entscheidungsspiele, meist im K.-o.-Verfahren oder als Spielserie, um Meisterschaft, Auf- oder Abstieg endgültig zu klären.
Word origin
German borrowed Playoff from English play-off, formed from the verb play and the particle off for a contest that settles an outcome.
Usage tips
- German commonly uses the plural Playoffs for the whole final phase, while English often uses singular playoff for one game or series.
Other meanings
- playoff gamenoun
Opposites
- Hauptrundemain roundnoun
- Vorrundequalifying roundnoun
Related words
- Playoff-Spielplayoff matchnoun
- Playoff-Rundeplayoff roundnoun
- Playoff-Modusplayoff formatnoun