semifinal
noun
semifinal is spelled S-E-M-I-F-I-N-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, semifinal means “A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of semifinal is semifinals.
How many letters and syllables are in semifinal?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-I-F-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is semifinal?
Semifinal appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce semifinal?
Semifinal has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-semifinal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with semifinal
Also written: semi-final (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of semifinal
- semifinals plural
- semi-final
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semifinal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
- 2
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate semifinal?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of semifinal: SF.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Semifinal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense competition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | demi-finale |
| German | Halbfinale, Semifinale |
| Portuguese | semifinal, meia-final |
| Spanish | semifinal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does semifinal come from?
From Latin semifinalis, equivalent to semi- + final.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).