# semifinal

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,356

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Latin semifinalis, equivalent to semi- + final.

## Easily confused with
- **seminal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/semifinal-vs-seminal)

## Common misspellings (13)
`esmifinal`, `seimfinal`, `semfiinal`, `semiffinal`, `semifianl`, `semifinall`, `semifinla`, `semifinnal`, `semifnial`, `semiifnal`, `semmifinal`, `smeifinal`, `ssemifinal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/semifinal