Semifinale

[ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə]

/[ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Semifinale” is uncommon German (frequency #85,839 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,839
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wettbewerb, in welchem die Finalteilnehmer ermittelt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-semifinale · Semifinale · German

Semifinale · rank #85,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,839
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sellers

Nearest frequency peer: sellers (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Semifinale“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Semifinale“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Semifinale
PropertyValue
HeadwordSemifinale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Semifinale“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Semifinalefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sellers“ (#85,838), „Senates“ (#85,840), „selbstlosen“ (#85,837). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Semifinale“ bei #85,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Semifinale is uncommon German at frequency #85,839 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wettbewerb, in welchem die Finalteilnehmer ermittelt werden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Semifinale in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Semifinale, spelled S-E-M-I-F-I-N-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wettbewerb, in welchem die Finalteilnehmer ermittelt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Semifinale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im zweiten Semifinale konnte der Gastgeber die Heimmannschaft schlagen.
  2. Beide Semifinals wurden wegen des schlechten Wetters verschoben.

Synonyms

HalbfinaleSemifinalVorfinale

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Semifinale"?
"Semifinale" is spelled S-E-M-I-F-I-N-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə].
What does "Semifinale" mean?
As a noun, "Semifinale" means: Wettbewerb, in welchem die Finalteilnehmer ermittelt werden
How do you pronounce "Semifinale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Semifinale" is [ˈzeːmifiˌnaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Semifinale" come from?
"Semifinale" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Semifinale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwarztee#85,823schnüffelt#85,813Sortimente#85,865Schlaflied#85,803

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list